Effect of after action review on safety culture and second victim experience and its implementation in an Irish hospital: A mixed methods study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After Action Review is a form of facilitated team learning and review of events. The methodology originated in the United States Army and forms part of the Incident Management Framework in the Irish Health Services. After Action Review has been hypothesized to improve safety culture and the effect of patient safety events on staff (second victim experience) in health care settings. Yet little direct evidence exists to support this and its implementation has not been studied.

Aim

To investigate the effect of After Action Review on safety culture and second victim experience and to examine After Action Review implementation in a hospital setting.

Methods

A mixed methods study will be conducted at an Irish hospital. To assess the effect on safety culture and s

SUBMITTER: McCarthy SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8601442 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature