Table 1 Summary of students' responses before (n = 70) and foundation doctors' response 1 year after the pilot patient safety training module (n = 38) to the Medical Student Patient Safety Questionnaire.

Subscale	Mean rating*		z Score	p Value
	Before training (n = 70)	After training (n = 38)
General knowledge and feelings
1. Level of knowledge of patient safety (eight items), eg, different types of error, how to report an error	2.4	3.2†	−5.85	0.00
2. Knowledge of actions to take (six items), eg, I would know what to say if I made an error	2.6	3.5	−6.52	0.00
3a. Feelings about making errors part 1 (four items), eg, if I made an error I would expect to feel afraid	3.9	4.0†	−0.60	0.55
3b. Feelings about making errors part 2 (four items), eg, telling others about an error I made would be difficult	3.8	3.9†	−1.08	0.28
Theory of planned behaviour components
4. Attitudes to patient safety (attitudes—six items), eg, If I keep learning from my mistakes I can prevent incidents	4.0	4.0†	−0.09	0.92
5. Safety at the workplace (social norms—six items), eg, the attitude of healthcare managers makes it difficult to report errors	3.2	3.1	−1.06	0.29
6. Personal influence over safety (perceived control—six items), eg, I don't know how to address people who have made a mistake	3.0	3.3	−3.38	0.00
7. Intentions regarding patient safety (intentions—seven items), eg, I plan to report any errors I make at my place of work	3.8	3.8	−0.77	0.44

*Rating scale: 1, low/disagree strongly; 2, medium low/disagree; 3, average/neutral; 4, medium high/agree; 5, high/strongly agree.

†These sections completed by 37 respondents