This is a secondary driver from leadership at all levels to support a culture of safety within the Pressure Ulcers 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 Pressure Ulcers driver diagram
Practitioner:
- Leaders practice compassionate, reflective leadership behaviours
Team:
- Process to access senior support discussions and clinical supervision
Organisation:
- Visible and present leadership, for example leadership walk rounds at team, locality, and strategic levels
Evidence and resources
- Bailey S, West M. Williams E. The courage of compassion [online]. 2020
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds [online]. 2023
- Leading to Change. Leadership Success Profile [online]. 2025
- NHS Education for Scotland. Allied health professions (AHP) support and supervision [online].
- NHS Education for Scotland. Clinical supervision for the nursing and midwifery workforce [online]. 2024
