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- Title
The role of the ward manager in promoting patient safety.
- Authors
Pinnock, David
- Abstract
In this article the role of the ward manager in promoting patient safety is explored. The background to the development of the patient safety agenda is briefly discussed and the relationship between quality and safety is illustrated. The pivotal importance of the role of the ward manager in delivering services to patients is underlined and literature on patient safety is examined to identify what a ward manager can do to make care safer. Possible actions of the ward manager to improve safety discussed in the literature are structured around the Leadership Framework. This framework identifies seven domains for the leadership of service delivery. Ward managers use their personal qualities, and network and work within teams, while managing performance and facilitating innovation, change and measurement for improvement. The challenge of promoting patient safety for ward managers is briefly explored and recommendations for further research are made.
- Subjects
HOSPITAL wards; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL care; MEDICAL quality control; NURSE administrators; NURSES; PATIENT safety; QUALITY assurance; ROLE models; OCCUPATIONAL roles
- Publication
British Journal of Nursing, 2012, Vol 21, Issue 19, p1144
- ISSN
0966-0461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjon.2012.21.19.1144