Purpose The current systematic review will identify enablers of psychological safety within
the literature in order to produce a comprehensive list of factors that enable psychological …

The history of inquiries into the failings of medical care have highlighted the critical role of
communication and information sharing, meaning that speaking up and employee silence …

Background In healthcare,“speaking up” refers to when healthcare workers raise concerns
regarding patient safety through questions, sharing information, or expressing their opinion …

Background Ability to focus on development of students' team communication and non-
technical skills may be reduced in content saturated nursing curricula. Even when …

Objectives To synthesise empirical findings on the role of family in end-of-life (EOL)
communication and to identify the communicative practices that are essential for EOL …

Objectives Open organisational culture in hospitals is important, yet it remains unclear what
it entails other than its referral to 'open communication'in the context of patient safety. This …

Background Communication issues have been shown to contribute to healthcare errors. For
years healthcare professionals have been told to “speak up.” What “speak up” means is …

Abstract Background Patient safety incidents (PSIs) in healthcare settings are a critical
concern globally, and Ghana is no exception. Addressing PSIs to improve health outcomes …

Background Within healthcare, the barriers and enablers that influence clinicians' ability to
speak up are well researched. However, despite the receiver of the message being …

Background Despite evidence showing the importance of open communication in improving
patient safety, communication failure remains one of the main causes of patient adverse …