This is a secondary driver from leadership at all levels to support a culture of safety within the Deteriorating Patient driver diagram
Change ideas
The examples below show how this secondary driver can be implemented in practice. Additional change ideas can be found in the Deteriorating Patient driver diagram
- Practitioner: Visible and present leadership, for example leadership walk rounds
- Team: Access to clinical and improvement leadership time, for example deteriorating patient lead
- Organisation: Deteriorating patient improvement priorities align with organisational priorities
Evidence and resources
- Bailey S, West M. What is compassionate leadership? [online]. London: King’s Fund; 2022.
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Patient safety leadership walkrounds [online].
- Leading to Change. Introduction to leadership for success profiles [online].
- Public Services Delivery Scotland. Human Factors Hub [online]. Available from: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/21394
- West M, Bailey S, Williams E. The Courage of compassion. London: King’s Fund; 2020.