Clinical governance and staffing for healthcare quality: perceptions of nurses, doctors, and senior managers at two tertiary hospitals in Jamaica.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To describe the characteristics of effective workforce and staffing culture among doctors and nurses at two tertiary hospitals in Jamaica, and to explore perceptions of senior managers relating to the health workforce for the delivery of quality care.

Methods

A mixed-methods study was done among 216 nurses and 112 doctors, and 17 senior managers. Data on patient safety culture and the effective workforce component were collected for quantitative component. In-depth interviews were done for the qualitative component. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, and qualitative data were thematically analyzed and compared with selected elements of the quantitative data.

Results

Staffing culture for patient safety among doctors

SUBMITTER: Thompson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12849053 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature