BACKGROUND: Improving patient safety is a priority in all health care centres. It does not appear as a specific area of training in specialty programs. The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety culture of Family Medicine residents (MIR - Médico Interno Residente/Medical Internship and Residency). METHODS: Transversal descriptive study. The Spanish version of the "Hospital Survey on Patient Safety" questionnaire was used. Strengths and opportunities for improving the service of the A & E Department were determined. RESULTS: The most highly valued dimension was teamwork in the A & E Department. The worst qualified were "staffing" and "management support". None of those surveyed had notified any incidents in the unit. CONCLUSIONS: Amongst the MIR surveyed there is a lack of knowledge about the channels for notifying adverse events, as well as a training deficiency in safety culture. This should be strengthened in the training of specialists in Family and Community Medicine.
BACKGROUND: Improving patient safety is a priority in all health care centres. It does not appear as a specific area of training in specialty programs. The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety culture of Family Medicine residents (MIR - Médico Interno Residente/Medical Internship and Residency). METHODS: Transversal descriptive study. The Spanish version of the "Hospital Survey on Patient Safety" questionnaire was used. Strengths and opportunities for improving the service of the A & E Department were determined. RESULTS: The most highly valued dimension was teamwork in the A & E Department. The worst qualified were "staffing" and "management support". None of those surveyed had notified any incidents in the unit. CONCLUSIONS: Amongst the MIR surveyed there is a lack of knowledge about the channels for notifying adverse events, as well as a training deficiency in safety culture. This should be strengthened in the training of specialists in Family and Community Medicine.
Authors: A Gil-Aucejo; S Martínez-Martín; P Flores-Sánchez; C Moyano-Hernández; P Sánchez-Morales; M Andrés-Martínez; E Calvo-Doñate; M Bataller-Guerrero; M A García-García Journal: Enferm Intensiva Date: 2021-12-03