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From violence against healthcare workers and predictable harm to leadership, risk management, and organizational learning,

these articles examine whether asking different questions may lead to different opportunities for prevention.

Predictable Does Not Mean Preventable

Predictable Does Not Mean Preventable

Predictable Does Not Mean PreventableAlison Prentice
Published on: 13/07/2026

Violence against healthcare workers is not always preventable, but it may become predictable. Discover why predictable, foreseeable, preventable, and avoidable are different concepts, and why that distinction could change investigations.

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