Patient Safety Culture – Hospitals

The book Patient Safety Culture – Hospitals is a scientific monograph that addresses one of the key challenges of modern healthcare: how to establish and sustain a work environment in hospitals where patient safety truly comes first. The authors demonstrate, clearly and with evidence-based reasoning, that patient safety is not merely a set of protocols and instructions, but above all a reflection of organizational values, attitudes, communication, and leadership.

As part of a project funded by the Ministry of Health and ARIS, the authors developed and validated a questionnaire for measuring perceptions of patient safety culture in Slovenian hospitals. Based on an extensive survey among healthcare professionals, they analyse crucial factors such as workload and staffing shortages, supervisors’ attitudes toward safety, quality of communication, reporting of safety incidents, and overall safety assessments at the ward level. The study employs advanced statistical methods (e.g., chi-square and the Agresti–Caffo Z+4 test) and identifies critical thresholds of negative evaluations that help hospitals pinpoint areas of heightened risk.

This book is intended for hospital leaders, healthcare professionals, quality and safety specialists, and policymakers, as well as researchers and students interested in systematic approaches to patient safety. Published as an e-book by Alma Mater Europaea (series MEORL, no. 51), it represents an important resource for everyone aiming to transform patient safety culture in Slovenian hospitals from strategic ambition into everyday practice.