Improving Patient Safety Culture through Teamwork and Communication

"This new HPOE guide outlines the TeamSTEPPS framework, describes teamwork tools and includes examples and case studies illustrating how hospitals and care systems are using TeamSTEPPS to improve patient safety and quality."

Improving Patient Safety Culture through Teamwork and Communication: TeamSTEPPS®
Health Research & Educational Trust
June 2015

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Are measurements of patient safety culture and adverse events valid and reliable?

"The aim of this cross sectional study was to explore associations between the safety culture
and adverse events, and evaluate the validity of the tools used for the measurements. "

Are measurements of patient safety culture and adverse events valid and reliable? Results from a cross sectional study
PG Farup
BMC Health Services Research 2015, 15:186  doi:10.1186/s12913-015-0852-x

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Self-reported patient safety competence among Canadian medical students and postgraduate trainees

" Generally, medical students were most comfortable with aspects of clinical safety, such as hand hygiene, infection control and safe medication practices. They were less confident in what they learned about sociocultural or contextually dependent aspects of patient safety, such as teamwork, managing safety risk and culture of safety."

Self-reported patient safety competence among Canadian medical students and postgraduate trainees: a cross-sectional survey
P Doyle, EG Van Den Kerkhof, DS Edge, L Ginsburg, DH Goldstein
BMJ Quality and Safety 2015;24:135-141 doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003142

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National training survey 2014: concerns about patient safety

"some doctors in training told us negative stories about their experiences of raising concerns at their workplace. In this report, we explore some of this information and outline the action that we intend to take."

National training survey 2014: concerns about patient safety
General Medical Council
November 2014

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WalkRounds in neonatal intensive care units is associated with a better patient safety culture and less caregiver burnout

"WalkRounds are linked to patient safety and burnout. In NICUs, where they occurred more often, the workplace appears to be a better place to deliver and to receive care.

Exposure to Leadership WalkRounds in neonatal intensive care units is associated with a better patient safety culture and less caregiver burnout
JB Sexton et al.
BMJ Quality and Safety 2014;23:814-822

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The patient safety culture as perceived by staff before and after introducing a flow-oriented working model

"The aim of the present study was to describe the patient safety culture in an ED at two different hospitals before and after a Quality improvement (QI) project that was aimed to enhance patient safety."

The patient safety culture as perceived by staff at two different emergency departments before and after introducing a flow-oriented working model with team triage and lean principles: a repeated cross-sectional study
L Burström, A Letterstål, M Engström, A Berglund, M Enlund
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:296

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