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Improving patient safety: the comparative views of patient-safety specialists, workforce staff and managers.
Braithwaite J, Westbrook MT, Robinson M, Michael S, Pirone C, Robinson P. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:424-431.

Perceptions of safety culture may differ widely across levels of organizational hierarchy. This Australian study found that staff, managers, and patient safety specialists also hold divergent views on the best methods of improving safety.

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