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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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Publications

Citation

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@article{Denning:2020:10.3390/ijerph17197034,
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 Yong-Qiang, Tan B and Kanneganti, A and Sounderajah, V and Wells, M and Purkayastha, S and Kinross, J},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph17197034},
journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
pages = {1--14},
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/10.3390/ijerph17197034},
volume = {17},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - 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. The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) was used to investigate safety culture at a large UK healthcare trust during Covid-19. Findings were compared with baseline data from 2017. Incident reporting from the year preceding the pandemic was also examined. SAQ scores of doctors and 'other clinical staff', were relatively higher than 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. This is the first study to investigate SAQ during Covid-19. Differences in SAQ scores were observed during Covid-19 between professional groups when 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 associated with improved safety perception during future pandemics.
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  - Yong-Qiang,Tan B
AU  - Kanneganti,A
AU  - Sounderajah,V
AU  - Wells,M
AU  - Purkayastha,S
AU  - Kinross,J
DO  - 10.3390/ijerph17197034
EP  - 14
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 1660-4601
SP  - 1
TI  - What has been the impact of Covid-19 on Safety Culture? A case study from a large metropolitan teaching hospital
T2  - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197034
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/19/7034
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/82708
VL  - 17
ER  -
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