Hospital managers' views on the state of patient safety culture across three regions in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving patient safety culture in healthcare organisations contributes positively to the quality of care and patients' attitudes toward care. While hospital managers undoubtedly play critical roles in creating a patient safety culture, in Ghana, qualitative studies focussing on hospital managers' views on the state of patient safety culture in their hospitals remain scanty.

Objective

This study aimed to explore the views of hospital managers regarding compliance to patient safety culture dimensions in the selected hospitals in the Bono, Greater Accra, and Upper East regions of Ghana.

Methodology

This was a qualitative exploratory study. A purposive sampling of all hospital managers involved in patient safety practices was conducted. The sampled managers w

SUBMITTER: Tenza IS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9617533 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature