Table 4 Attitudes of healthcare professionals towards safety skills acquired from, and the value of, the Safety Improvement Program.
| Questionnaire item | Participants responding, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Unsure | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| Since undertaking the SIP do you think that you are better trained in methods of dealing with patient safety in healthcare? (n = 251) | 69 (27.5) | 162 (64.1) | 12 (4.8) | 8 (3.2) | 1 (0.4) |
| Since undertaking the SIP do you think you can improve work processes for the provision of clinical care? (n = 251) | 43 (17.1) | 161 (64.1) | 31 (12.4) | 15 (6.0) | 1 (0.4) |
| Over the long term, the SIP will build a leadership group for advancement of safety in healthcare (n = 251) | 60 (23.9) | 123 (49.0) | 54 (21.5) | 10 (4.0) | 4 (1.6) |
| Considering the health system's investment in the SIP, are the benefits you see worth the investment? (n = 248) | 79 (31.9) | 106 (42.7) | 47 (19.0) | 12 (4.8) | 4 (1.6) |
| Definitely | Partly | Unsure | Slightly | Not at all | |
| Have you been able to apply the knowledge learnt from the SIP to your workplace? (n = 250) | 168 (67.2) | 74 (29.6) | 4 (1.6) | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) |
| Have your work practices regarding safety and reporting errors changed since you attended the SIP? (n = 250) | 98 (39.2) | 101 (40.4) | 11 (4.4) | 17 (6.8) | 23 (9.2) |
| Did you have a sufficient understanding by the end of the SIP of what was required to conduct an RCA? (n = 250) | 145 (58.0) | 90 (36.0) | 1 (0.4) | 13 (5.2) | 1 (0.4) |
| In general, did the SIP provide you the skills to be involved in or lead an RCA ?(n = 251) | 123 (49.0) | 110 (43.8) | 4 (1.6) | 12 (4.8) | 2 (0.8) |
RCA, root cause analysis; SIP, Safety Improvement Programme.