When work harms: how better understanding of avoidable employee harm can improve employee safety, patient safety and healthcare quality.

Aled Jones; Adrian Neal; Suzie Bailey; Andrew Cooper

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When work harms: how better understanding of avoidable employee harm can improve employee safety, patient safety and healthcare quality.

September 27, 2023

Jones A, Neal A, Bailey S, et al. BMJ Lead. 2023;Epub Sep 10.

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The well-being of healthcare workers is essential to the delivery of high quality, safe care. This article proposes a definition of “avoidable employee harm” (e.g., retaliation for speaking up about safety concerns) and describes how prioritizing organizational safety culture can increase both employee and patient safety.

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