Healthcare staff wellbeing, burnout, and patient safety: a systematic review.

Louise H Hall; Judith Johnson; Ian Watt; Anastasia Tsipa; Daryl B O'Connor

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Healthcare staff wellbeing, burnout, and patient safety: a systematic review.

August 24, 2016

Hall LH, Johnson J, Watt I, et al. PLoS One. 2016;11(7):e0159015.

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Many experts have raised concerns that increasing clinician burnout will hinder patient safety. This systematic review found that poor well-being and burnout in health care workers were associated with worse patient safety outcomes. The authors suggest that improving well-being at work for health care staff should be a part of patient safety efforts.

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