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Table 1 Key characteristics of PC-SafeQuest and MaPSaF patient safety tools

From: A comparative assessment of two tools designed to support patient safety culture in UK general practice

 

PC-SafeQuest

MaPSaF

Aim

To survey patient safety climate and inform patient safety improvement.

To facilitate improvements in safety culture through constructive reflective practice.

Facilitated

Self-completed with a summary report automatically generated.

Led by an independent moderator.

Level of anonymity

Anonymous and completed confidentially.

Group members known to each other.

Number of participants

All staff in the practice.

Up to 12 members of practice staff.

Staff groups involved

All grades of staff

All grades of staff

Format

Online questionnaire

Workshop and group discussion

Structure of the tool

A total of 30 questions within 6 domains.

Completed questionnaires are collated for each practice scores produced for each domain in a final report produced by PC-SafeQuest.

An evaluation sheet consisting of nine domains with the option of selecting one of 5 levels of ‘maturity’ for each.

This is to be completed by each participant during the workshop and the results to be discussed as a group.

Outputs

Generation of report where scores can be compared with previous reports from that practice or practices of similar characteristics.

Discussion of evaluation sheet results as part of workshop identifies any areas that might need to be looked at.

Time to complete

10 min for online questionnaire. (The time taken by senior staff to assimilate and act on this data was not formally recorded).

60–120 min