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Dr Jonathan M Clarke

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics

Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow
 
 
 
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St Marys Multiple BuildingsSt Mary's Campus

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@article{Denning:2020:10.1101/2020.06.15.20129080,
author = {Denning, M and Goh, ET and Scott, A and Martin, G and Markar, S and Flott, K and Mason, S and Przybylowicz, J and Almonte, M and Clarke, J and Winter-Beatty, J and Chidambaram, S and Yalamanchili, S and Tan, BY-Q and Kanneganti, A and Sounderajah, V and Wells, M and Purkayastha, S and Kinross, J},
doi = {10.1101/2020.06.15.20129080},
title = {What has been the impact of Covid-19 on Safety Culture? A case study from a large metropolitan teaching hospital},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.15.20129080},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - <jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Introduction</jats:title><jats:p>Covid-19 has placed an unprecedented demand on healthcare systems worldwide. A positive safety culture is associated with improved patient safety and in turn patient outcomes. To date, no study has evaluated the impact of Covid-19 on safety culture.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) was used to investigate safety culture at a large UK teaching hospital during Covid-19. Findings were compared with baseline data from 2017. Incident reporting from the year preceding the pandemic was also examined.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>Significant increased were seen in SAQ scores of doctors and ‘other clinical staff’, there was no change in the nursing group. During Covid-19, on univariate regression analysis, female gender, age 40-49 years, non-white ethnicity, and nursing job role were all associated with lower SAQ scores. Training and support for redeployment were associated with higher SAQ scores. On multivariate analysis, non-disclosed gender (−0.13), non-disclosed ethnicity (−0.11), nursing role (−0.15), and support (0.29) persisted to significance. A significant decrease (p<0.003) was seen in error reporting after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion</jats:title><jats:p>This is the first study to report SAQ during Covid-19 and compare with baseline. Differences in SAQ scores were observed during Covid-19 between professional groups and compared to baseline. Reductions in incident reporting were also seen. These changes may reflect perception of risk, changes in volume or nature of work. High-quality support for redeployed staff may be associat
AU  - Denning,M
AU  - Goh,ET
AU  - Scott,A
AU  - Martin,G
AU  - Markar,S
AU  - Flott,K
AU  - Mason,S
AU  - Przybylowicz,J
AU  - Almonte,M
AU  - Clarke,J
AU  - Winter-Beatty,J
AU  - Chidambaram,S
AU  - Yalamanchili,S
AU  - Tan,BY-Q
AU  - Kanneganti,A
AU  - Sounderajah,V
AU  - Wells,M
AU  - Purkayastha,S
AU  - Kinross,J
DO  - 10.1101/2020.06.15.20129080
PY  - 2020///
TI  - What has been the impact of Covid-19 on Safety Culture? A case study from a large metropolitan teaching hospital
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.15.20129080
ER  -
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