Attitude & Practices of Hospital Staff Towards Safety In A Tertiary Care Hospital, Pune – A Compilation of Safety Experiments

Abstract

Introduction -Safety is a critical component to the quality health care. The culture of safety extends to
patients, staff, caregivers, and attendants and to anyone visiting the hospital. As health care organizations
endeavor to improve their quality of care, there is growing recognition of the importance of establishing a
culture of safety. With growing awareness of accreditations like NABH and JCI, the focus on safety culture
is rising. Safety culture plays a vital role and it comes with hospital team effort, at protecting patients and
staff from harm and empowered to do the right thing. The study observes attitudes and practices towards
safety culture.
Aim & Objectives – The study aims to conduct various safety experiments to assess the attitudes and observe
the practices towards the safety culture. The study also identifies areas for potential safety improvements.
Methodology – The study was an observational one where the response of the staff of the hospital was noted
towards a particular pre-planned event leading to breach of safety or deviation from the safety norms. The
response of the staff members who have witnessed deviations were noted.
Results & Conclusion - The results showed that most of the hospital staff of this hospital feel positively
toward patient safety culture in their organization. The training needs and areas of improvement were
identified.. Such safety experiments should be conducted from time to time to know error and event reporting