ReviewBMJ open quality2024
Exploring the impact of compassion and leadership on patient safety and quality in healthcare systems: a narrative review.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Exploring human factors that affect patient safety in dentistry: a qualitative study of hospital-based practice.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- A Cross-Sectional Study on Healthcare Providers' Perceived Compassion and Emotional Exhaustion Across Five Acute Geriatric Units: The Importance of Mutual Respect and Open Reflection.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Interpretation and the art of care- Gadamer's hermeneutics and physician wellbeing.Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM · 2026Article
- Beyond the 'Go-Live': why context matters in EHR implementations.BMJ health & care informatics · 2026Article
- Developing Compassionate Leadership in the UK in Healthcare Contexts: A Narrative Review of Leadership Programmes and Outcomes.Journal of healthcare leadership · 2026Review
- The effect of transition training program on nurse interns engagement.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Safeguarding Compassion in Virtual Family Physician Care.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM · 2025Article
- Servant leadership and patient safety culture in Ethiopian public hospitals: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The hidden dangers in routine medical complaints: uncovering patient harm.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Post-mission debriefs in helicopter emergency medicine services- introducing "The compassionate debrief".Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Patient and family engagement in patient safety in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Should Love be Explicitly Stated as a Core Enabling Concept in the Medical Curriculum?Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
- Exploring the Experiences of Nurses Who Worked During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Arts-Based Inquiry.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPatient safety and healthcare quality are considered integral parts of the healthcare system that are driven by a dynamic combination of human and non-human factors. This review article provides an insight into the two major human factors that impact patient safety and quality including compassion and leadership. It also discusses how compassion is different from empathy and explores the impact of both compassion and leadership on patient safety and healthcare quality. In addition, this review also provides strategies for the improvement of patient safety and healthcare quality through compassion and effective leadership.
methodsThis narrative review explores the existing literature on compassion and leadership and their combined impact on patient safety and healthcare quality. The literature for this purpose was gathered from published research articles, reports, recommendations and guidelines.
resultsThe findings from the literature suggest that both compassion and transformational leadership can create a positive culture where healthcare professionals (HCPs) prioritise patient safety and quality. Leaders who exhibit compassion are more likely to inspire their teams to deliver patient-centred care and focus on error prevention.
conclusionCompassion can become an antidote for the burnout of HCPs. Compassion is a behaviour that is not only inherited but can also be learnt. Both compassionate care and transformational leadership improve organisational culture, patient experience, patient engagement, outcomes and overall healthcare excellence. We propose that transformational leadership that reinforces compassion remarkably improves patient safety, patient engagement and quality.
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