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Snakes and ladders : the pursuit of a safety culture in New Zealand public hospitals / Peter R. Roberts.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: [Wellington, N.Z.] : Institute of Policy Studies Victoria University of Wellington, and Health Services Research Centre, [2003]Description: xv, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0908935692
  • 9780908935697
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.110993 21
Contents:
Why pursue a safety culture? -- Safety's game board : human performance, error and socio-technical relationships -- Culture : safety as attitudes, beliefs, goals, values and behavioural norms -- Policy and management approaches toward a safety culture -- In the looking glass : New Zealand's current and future policy, legislative and regulatory environment -- Hospital policies to manage human error and enhance human performance : looking for a needle in a haystack -- New Zealand ICU staff safety attitudes : sharp end view -- Programme logic : spectrum of choice and future research -- Conclusion and recommendations : light diffracted -- App. 1. Cultural elements -- App. 2. Type and source of adverse events -- App. 3. Human/technical interface issues in hospital care -- App. 4. Letter to chief executive officers requesting copies of policy documents -- App. 5. UK intensive care unit supplementary information.
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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 362.110993 ROB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A278974B
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 362.110993 ROB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A278958B

Based on the author's Masters thesis.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-194) and index.

Why pursue a safety culture? -- Safety's game board : human performance, error and socio-technical relationships -- Culture : safety as attitudes, beliefs, goals, values and behavioural norms -- Policy and management approaches toward a safety culture -- In the looking glass : New Zealand's current and future policy, legislative and regulatory environment -- Hospital policies to manage human error and enhance human performance : looking for a needle in a haystack -- New Zealand ICU staff safety attitudes : sharp end view -- Programme logic : spectrum of choice and future research -- Conclusion and recommendations : light diffracted -- App. 1. Cultural elements -- App. 2. Type and source of adverse events -- App. 3. Human/technical interface issues in hospital care -- App. 4. Letter to chief executive officers requesting copies of policy documents -- App. 5. UK intensive care unit supplementary information.

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