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ArticlePrimary health care research & development2020

Exploring the feasibility of patient safety huddles in general practice.

Hannah Panayiotou, Charlotte Higgs, Robbie Foy

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Article in Primary health care research & development, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Hannah PanayiotouLeeds Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3611-5435
Charlotte HiggsLeeds Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Robbie FoyLeeds Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0605-7713

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatient safety is a key priority for healthcare systems. Patient safety huddles have been advocated as a way to improve safety. We explored the feasibility of huddles in general practice.

methodsWe invited all general practices in West Yorkshire to complete an online survey and interviewed practice staff.

resultsThirty-four out of 306 practices (11.1%) responded to our survey. Of these, 22 practices (64.7%) reported having breaks for staff to meet and eight (23.5%) reported no longer having breaks in their practices. Seven interviewees identified several barriers to safety huddles including time and current culture; individuals felt meetings or breaks would not be easily integrated into current primary care structure. DISCUSSION: Despite their initial promise, there are major challenges to introducing patient safety huddles within the current context of UK general practice. General practice staff may need more convincing of potential benefits.

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General PracticeCommunicationFeasibility StudiesGroup ProcessesHumansPatient Safetygeneral practicepatient safety huddlesurvey

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PMID32713414
PMCPMC7443801

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