Patient Safety Culture: Theory, Methods and Application

Patient Safety Culture\nTheory, Methods and Application\nHow safe are hospitals? Why do some hospitals have higher rates of accident and errors involving patients? How can we accurately measure and assess staff attitudes towards safety? How can hospitals and other healthcare environments improve their safety culture and minimize harm to patients? These and other questions have been the focus of research within the area of Patient Safety Culture (PSC) in the last decade. More and more hospitals and healthcare managers are trying to understand the nature of the culture within their organisations and implement strategies for improving patient safety. The main purpose of this book is to provide researchers, healthcare managers and human factors practitioners with details of the latest developments within the theory and application of PSC within healthcare. It brings together contributions from the most prominent researchers and practitioners in the field of PSC and covers the background to work on safety culture (e.g. measuring safety culture in industries such as aviation and the nuclear industry), the dominant theories and concepts within PSC, examples of PSC tools, methods of assessment and their application, and details of the most prominent challenges for the future in the area. Patient Safety Culture: Theory, Methods and Application is essential reading for all of the professional groups involved in patient safety and healthcare quality improvement, filling an important gap in the current market.\nAdditional ISBNs\n9781138749726, 9781315599717, 9781317083184, 9781317083191Patient Safety Culture: Theory, Methods and Application 1st Edition is written by Waterson, Patrick, Dr and published by CRC Press. ISBNs for Patient Safety Culture are 9781317083207, 1317083202 and the print ISBNs are 9781409448143, 1409448142. Additional ISBNs include 9781138749726, 9781315599717, 9781317083184, 9781317083191.