Introduction Poor teamwork and communication between healthcare staff are correlated to
patient safety incidents. However, the organisational factors responsible for these issues are …

Objective The aim of this systematic review was to develop a 'contributory factors
framework'from a synthesis of empirical work which summarises factors contributing to …

Background: Up to 50% of adverse events that occur in hospitals are preventable. Language
barriers and disabilities that affect communication have been shown to decrease quality of …

Objectives We aimed to examine staff members' perceptions of communication within and
between different professions, safety attitudes and psychological empowerment, prior to and …

Abstract Objective The Emergency Department (ED) is a complex and dynamic environment,
often resulting in a somewhat uncontrolled and unpredictable workload. Contributing factors …

Background: Ineffective team communication is frequently at the root of medical error. The
objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of communication failures in the …

This study describes how the potential sources of errors and error prevention in operating
room (OR) teams are experienced by Finnish, American and British nurses. The data were …

Background: Breakdown in communication among members of the healthcare team
threatens the effective delivery of health services, and raises the risk of errors and adverse …

Background Involvement of patients in the detection and prevention of safety related events
and medical errors have been widely recommended. However, it has also been questioned …

Background The National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) collects reports about
patient safety incidents in England. Government regulators use NRLS data to assess the …