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Assessment of patient safety culture in Oman; a national survey (ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Background: Measures of patient safety culture among healthcare workers can provide important information about the structure and process
of healthcare systems as well as helping to identify areas in need of improvement.
Aim and objectives: The…
of healthcare systems as well as helping to identify areas in need of improvement.
Aim and objectives: The…
Enhancing surgical safety checklist utilization at a rural primary hospital through a quality improvement project (QIP) (CASE DELIVERY AND PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT)
Background: Despite evidence demonstrating various benefits of the World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC), its
utilization is less frequent in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This quality improvement project (QIP)…
utilization is less frequent in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This quality improvement project (QIP)…
Patient safety improvement in the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) speciality: A scoping review of improvement initiatives and involvement of frontline staff (SYSTEMATIC REVIEW)
Background The success of patient safety improvement initiatives depends on frontline staff engaging with improvement efforts. However, in
the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) speciality, there is less patient safety research compared to other…
the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) speciality, there is less patient safety research compared to other…
Safety culture in focus: review of patient safety culture survey results in Primary Health Care Corporation Qatar (ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
patient health outcomes. Evaluating the patient safety culture enables the health care organizations to gain insights into how their internal
system’s structure and processes impact the patient’s overall well-being. In this paper, the Hospital…
system’s structure and processes impact the patient’s overall well-being. In this paper, the Hospital…
Patient safety culture in African health facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis (ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
infection being up to 20 times higher than in developed countries. The purpose of this review was to assess the current patient safety culture
(PSC) and provide insight into areas of strength and areas for improvement in terms of PSC.
Method:…
(PSC) and provide insight into areas of strength and areas for improvement in terms of PSC.
Method:…
The need for certification of safety investigators and learning reviewers in Scotland’s health service (FRONTIERS OF IMPROVEMENT)
In this short opinion piece, we argue for the ‘professionalization’ of those in the healthcare workforce who lead on safety
investigations and learning reviews. Healthcare is arguably
one of the most complex, safety-critical work systems to have…
investigations and learning reviews. Healthcare is arguably
one of the most complex, safety-critical work systems to have…
A scoping review of patient safety research carried out in Saudi Arabian hospitals (SYSTEMATIC REVIEW)
Background: In Saudi Arabia, there has been substantial investment in patient safety initiatives.
Objectives: The objectives of this scoping review were to map the quantity and nature of existing research on patient safety in Saudi Arabian…
Objectives: The objectives of this scoping review were to map the quantity and nature of existing research on patient safety in Saudi Arabian…
The Strategies and Interventions for Interprofessional Collaboration to Improving Patient Safety in Hospitals: A Systematic Review
Interprofessional collaboration strategies and interventions are carried out to improve patient safety in hospitals. This
study aimed to analyze the strategies and interventions used in interprofessional collaboration to improve patient safety.…
study aimed to analyze the strategies and interventions used in interprofessional collaboration to improve patient safety.…
Mobile care - a possible future for emergency care in Sweden
Introduction Provision of mobile care at the home of patients appears to become necessary as the population
becomes increasingly older. But there are challenges in moving emergency care from hospitals to the home of
patients. The aim of the study…
becomes increasingly older. But there are challenges in moving emergency care from hospitals to the home of
patients. The aim of the study…
Learning from diagnostic errors to improve patient safety when GPs work in or alongside emergency departments: incorporating realist methodology into patient safety incident report analysis
Background: Increasing demand on emergency healthcare systems has prompted introduction of new healthcare
service models including the provision of GP services in or alongside emergency departments. In England this led
to a policy proposal and…
service models including the provision of GP services in or alongside emergency departments. In England this led
to a policy proposal and…