Objectives Interprofessional team training has a positive impact on team behavior and
patient safety culture. The overall objective of the study was to explore the impact of an …

A multi-faceted, longitudinal and prospective collaborative inquiry was initiated in December
2002 with one half of the cohort of operating theatre personnel in a large, acute UK hospital …

The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has determined that a£ 7 million saving
can be achieved per trust by improving theatre efficiency. The aim of this quality …

Background Surgical technology has led to significant improvements in patient outcomes.
However, failures in equipment and technology are implicated in surgical errors and …

Background The aviation industry pioneered formalised crew training in order to improve
safety and reduce consequences of non-technical error. This formalised training has been …

Background Team training interventions to improve team effectiveness within healthcare are
widely used. However, in-depth knowledge of how healthcare professionals experience …

Patients are more likely to experience preventable harm during perioperative care than in
any other type of healthcare encounter. 1 2 For several decades, a hallmark of surgical …

Background A dedicated operating team is defined as a surgical team consisting of the
same group of people working together over time, optimally attuned in both technical and/or …

Objective The aim of the present study was to describe process changes in surgical team
performance and team members' attitudes to safety culture following hospital relocation and …

Abstract Background The surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) was introduced in 2008 to improve
teamwork and reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with surgery. Although …