Abstract
This article starts from a social science viewpoint and reviews the concepts and measurement of safety culture and climate in their original industrial settings and in health care. Typical items measured and generic characteristics of a positive safety culture are described. The role of personality, professional group membership and anaesthesiology-specific knowledge and expertise in shaping notions of risk and safety and safety behaviour are discussed. The difficulties of changing human behaviour are outlined, and the pivotal role which anaesthesiologists can play in promoting a positive safety culture, both individually and within their teams and organisations, is highlighted.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 229-238 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2011 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- anaesthesiology
- industrial
- operating rooms
- psychology
- safety management
- social
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
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