Are health professionals' perceptions of patient safety related to figures on safety incidents?

Lucie Martijn; Mirjam Harmsen; Sander Gaal; Dirk Mettes; Simone van Dulmen; Michel Wensing

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Are health professionals' perceptions of patient safety related to figures on safety incidents?

December 16, 2013

Martijn L, Harmsen M, Gaal S, et al. J Eval Clin Pract. 2013;19(5):944-7.

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Conducted in 70 primary care clinics in the Netherlands, this study found that clinicians' perceptions of safety culture bore little relationship to the actual incidence of patient safety events in their clinics.

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