Press Play on Safety Conversations Resources
When we have safety conversations, it changes the way we think about safety. Ask questions, listen, and act. With health systems under strain, it鈥檚 more important now than ever.听听
Safety conversations are a respectful discussion about safety between two or more people involved in organizing, delivering, seeking, and/or receiving care, including healthcare workers, patients, residents, clients and essential care partners.听
These conversations are an important step in building a positive patient safety culture, and evidence confirms that organizations with a positive patient safety culture have less harm.鹿听
Whether you want to fine-tune your safety conversations or get started, we can help you carry on the conversation with resources.
The links below lead to valuable resources to help you create safe spaces that invite conversations and empower effective responses. Plus, they鈥檒l help you improve the safety conversations you鈥檙e already having.
I am a healthcare provider or leader
I鈥檓 a patient, resident, client or caregiver
鹿听de Bienassis, K., et al., Culture as a cure:听Assessments of patient safety culture in OECD countries,听OECD Health Working Papers, No. 119, OECD Publishing, 2020.听
