BMJ quality & safety
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BMJ quality & safety · Jul 2012
Multicenter StudyFactors predicting change in hospital safety climate and capability in a multi-site patient safety collaborative: a longitudinal survey study.
The study had two specific objectives: (1) To analyse change in a survey measure of organisational patient safety climate and capability (SCC) resulting from participation in the UK Safer Patients Initiative and (2) To investigate the role of a range of programme and contextual factors in predicting change in SCC scores. ⋯ A range of social, cultural and organisational factors may be sensitive to this type of intervention but the measurable effect is small. Supporting critical local programme implementation factors may be an effective strategy in achieving development in organisational patient SCC, regardless of contextual factors and organisational preconditions.