Background The second victim phenomenon refers to the emotional trauma healthcare
professionals experience following adverse events (AEs) in patient care, which can …

Objectives Incontrovertible evidence surrounds the need to support healthcare professionals
after patient safety incidents (PSIs). However, what characterises effective organisational …

Background The considered shift from individual blame and sanctions towards a
commitment to system-wide learning from incidents in healthcare has led to increased …

Background There is a growing international policy focus on involving those affected by
healthcare safety incidents, in subsequent investigations. Nonetheless, there remains little …

Background Healthcare organisations risk harming patients and their families twofold. First,
through the physical, emotional and/or financial harm caused by safety incidents …

Purpose The need to develop effective approaches for responding to healthcare incidents
for the purpose of learning and improving patient safety has been recognised in current …

Aim To explore collaboration and social dynamics within paediatric Morbidity and Mortality
meetings. Design Qualitative Exploratory Case Study Methodology incorporating semi …

Background Over the last decade attention has grown to give patients and next of kin (P/N)
more substantial roles in adverse event investigations. Adverse event investigations occur …

Background A statutory duty of candour (SDC) was introduced in 2022 in the Australian state
of Victoria to increase openness and honesty with patients and families about healthcare …

This paper focuses on concepts and labels used in investigation of adverse events in
healthcare. The aim is to prompt critical reflection of how different stakeholders frame …