Title |
Training health care professionals in root cause analysis: a cross-sectional study of post-training experiences, benefits and attitudes
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, February 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-13-50 |
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Authors |
Paul Bowie, Joe Skinner, Carl de Wet |
Abstract |
Root cause analysis (RCA) originated in the manufacturing engineering sector but has been adapted for routine use in healthcare to investigate patient safety incidents and facilitate organizational learning. Despite the limitations of the RCA evidence base, healthcare authorities and decision makers in NHS Scotland - similar to those internationally - have invested heavily in developing training programmes to build local capacity and capability, and this is a cornerstone of many organizational policies for investigating safety-critical issues. However, to our knowledge there has been no systematic attempt to follow-up and evaluate post-training experiences of RCA-trained staff in Scotland. Given the significant investment in people, time and funding we aimed to capture and learn from the reported experiences, benefits and attitudes of RCA-trained staff and the perceived impact on healthcare systems and safety. |
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