Assessment of safety culture in radiotherapy facilities using safety performance indicators

Abstract This paper describes the development of the Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs), the methodology for assessment of the safety culture of radiotherapy institutions using SPIs and common strengths and common areas for improvement. SPIs were categorized into eight sections which all together...

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Published in:Radiation protection dosimetry 2024-09, Vol.200 (14), p.1372-1383
Main Authors: Sharma, Smriti, Sivaramakrishnan, Mahalakshmi, Tripathi, Arti, Dixit, Pramod Kumar, Krishnakumar, Namitha, Sahani, Ghanshyam, Dash Sharma, Pankaj Kumar, Sharma, Sunil Dutt
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Organizational Culture
Patient Safety
Radiation Protection - standards
Radiotherapy - standards
Safety Management
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Summary:Abstract This paper describes the development of the Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs), the methodology for assessment of the safety culture of radiotherapy institutions using SPIs and common strengths and common areas for improvement. SPIs were categorized into eight sections which all together contain 23 attributes and each attribute has scoring criteria from 0 to 2 (in steps of 0.5). The maximum absolute cumulative score of SPIs was 46. A relative cumulative SPIs score of >80% indicates an institution strong commitment towards safety while score 80% while it was found in the range of 67.0% to 80% for the remaining ten institutions. Institutions were communicated about the cumulative SPIs score, areas of strengths, and areas for improvement. SPIs were found to be a good tool for safety culture assessment and can be utilized by the radiotherapy institutes for self-assessment to identify the areas of improvement. Based on SPIs score, regulatory body can grade the institutions from a radiation safety compliance point of view.
ISSN:0144-8420
1742-3406
1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncae178