Patient Safety Culture in Primary Healthcare Centers in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Afnan AljaffaryMaha Awad AlbaalharithArwa AlumranSumaiah AlrawiaiBayan HaririPublished in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2022)
The findings highlight a number of areas for improvement, particularly in relation to event reporting, non-punitive responses, and openness in communication. Consequently, establishing a safety culture in health-care organizations necessitates the elimination of three crucial elements regarding errors: blame, fear, and silence. Error reporting should not just be considered a means of learning from mistakes; it should also be considered the first step towards preventing injury and improving patient safety.