Healthcare Staff Reporting Good/Excellent Patient Safety Culture in Their Service

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Ireland
Publishing Organisation
Department of Health: Health System Performance Assessment
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Workforce

Defining Attributes

Definition

Healthcare staff levels of agreement/disagreement with the following safety culture statements: Staff have clear guidance on how to report errors/incidents Satisfied with quality of care given to service users/colleagues Receive training that helps do job properly Organisation provides opportunities to improve skills Care of service users is the top priority in organisation

Numerator

The number of responses to each category ("agree", "disagree", "neither").

Denominator

Total number of responses to the survey question.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

By agree responses (strongly agree, agree), neither agree nor disagree, and disagree responses (disagree, strongly disagree).

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

HSE Staff Survey

Frequency of Data Collection
Biennial
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
730
Reporting Methods

Health System Performance Assessment Platform and Your Opinion Counts Report

Reporting Frequency
Biennial
Reporting Frequency in Days
730
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025