Learn: Learnhttps://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/?d=1Learn: LearnenA European strategy for supporting Second Victims in healthcare and long-term care (21 July 2025)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/a-european-strategy-for-supporting-second-victims-in-healthcare-and-long-term-care-21-july-2025-r13398/ Inside the e-book
  • A comprehensive look at the second victim phenomenon
  • Analysis of its impact on individuals and healthcare systems
  • Overview of European initiatives and ERNST contributions
  • Practical guidance and intervention models
  • Recommendations for building effective support systems
  • A vision for certification and sustainable implementation

It also includes a glossary, references, and detailed information on the RESCUE structure: Core Group, Team Group, Steering Committee, participating countries, and more.

]]>13398Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:48:02 +0000Effect of after action review on safety culture and second victim experience and its implementation in an Irish hospital: A mixed methods study protocol (18 November 2021)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/effect-of-after-action-review-on-safety-culture-and-second-victim-experience-and-its-implementation-in-an-irish-hospital-a-mixed-methods-study-protocol-18-november-2021-r12931/12931Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:54:00 +0000Just Culture Network: Spotlight on the ‘Second Victim’ termhttps://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/just-culture-network-spotlight-on-the-%E2%80%98second-victim%E2%80%99-term-r12856/ The aims of this article are to:

  1. Outline the origins of the ‘second victim’ term.
  2. Reflect on some of the main objections to it and the related consequences.
  3. Outline work undertaken to try and identify a more acceptable term.
  4. Demonstrate, term aside, the need to support healthcare staff involved in a patient safety incident (PSI).
  5. Make recommendations which, if enacted, will improve support for ALL involved in a PSI.
]]>12856Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:04:01 +0000ASSIST ME: A model of staff support following patient safety incidents in healthcare (16 September 2024)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/assist-me-a-model-of-staff-support-following-patient-safety-incidents-in-healthcare-16-september-2024-r12849/12849Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:11:00 +0000Avoiding ‘second victims’ in healthcare: what support do staff want for coping with patient safety incidents, what do they get and is it effective? A systematic review (10 February 2025)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/avoiding-%E2%80%98second-victims%E2%80%99-in-healthcare-what-support-do-staff-want-for-coping-with-patient-safety-incidents-what-do-they-get-and-is-it-effective-a-systematic-review-10-february-2025-r12829/12829Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:54:00 +0000Tips for supporting staff involved in clinically serious adverse events (2017)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/tips-for-supporting-staff-involved-in-clinically-serious-adverse-events-2017-r12848/12848Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:58:00 +0000Albert Wu and me: on becoming a second victim (19 April 2018)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/albert-wu-and-me-on-becoming-a-second-victim-19-april-2018-r12855/12855Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:42:00 +0000Open disclosure among General Practitioners as second victim of a patient safety incident: A cross-sectional study in Flanders (January 2025)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/open-disclosure-among-general-practitioners-as-second-victim-of-a-patient-safety-incident-a-cross-sectional-study-in-flanders-january-2025-r12617/12617Fri, 10 Jan 2025 08:50:03 +0000“Learn from Errors”: Post-traumatic growth among second victims (28 August 2024)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/%E2%80%9Clearn-from-errors%E2%80%9D-post-traumatic-growth-among-second-victims-28-august-2024-r12015/12015Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:14:02 +0000Exploring the fear of clinical errors: associations with socio-demographic, professional, burnout, and mental health factors in healthcare workers – A nationwide cross-sectional study (26 June 2024)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/exploring-the-fear-of-clinical-errors-associations-with-socio-demographic-professional-burnout-and-mental-health-factors-in-healthcare-workers-%E2%80%93-a-nationwide-cross-sectional-study-26-june-2024-r11896/11896Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:00:29 +0000Unveiling the hidden struggle of healthcare students as second victims through a systematic review (8 April 2024)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/unveiling-the-hidden-struggle-of-healthcare-students-as-second-victims-through-a-systematic-review-8-april-2024-r11591/11591Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:42:00 +0000A study on patient safety incidents and the second victim phenomenon among healthcare providers in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia (24 November 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/a-study-on-patient-safety-incidents-and-the-second-victim-phenomenon-among-healthcare-providers-in-al-ahsa-saudi-arabia-24-november-2023-r10680/10680Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:39:00 +0000Second victim syndrome in intensive care unit healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis on types, prevalence, risk factors, and recovery time (3 October 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/second-victim-syndrome-in-intensive-care-unit-healthcare-workers-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-on-types-prevalence-risk-factors-and-recovery-time-3-october-2023-r10571/10571Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:07:00 +0000Unmasking the silent struggle: Second Victim Syndrome among surgeons (22 November 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/unmasking-the-silent-struggle-second-victim-syndrome-among-surgeons-22-november-2023-r10499/10499Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:27:22 +0000John Hopkins Medicine. Caring for the Caregiver: The RISE Programhttps://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/john-hopkins-medicine-caring-for-the-caregiver-the-rise-program-r9026/9026Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:00:28 +0000Implementing the RISE second victim support programme at the Johns Hopkins Hospital: a case study (30 September 2016)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/implementing-the-rise-second-victim-support-programme-at-the-johns-hopkins-hospital-a-case-study-30-september-2016-r9039/9039Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:06:00 +0000Quick safety issue 39: Supporting second victims (The Joint Commission, 22 January 2018)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/quick-safety-issue-39-supporting-second-victims-the-joint-commission-22-january-2018-r9066/9066Mon, 27 Feb 2023 10:49:00 +0000AAR’s role in reducing stress among ‘second victims’: blog from Judy Walker (27 June 2022)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/aar%E2%80%99s-role-in-reducing-stress-among-%E2%80%98second-victims%E2%80%99-blog-from-judy-walker-27-june-2022-r7073/7073Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:10:00 +0000Radio Ombudsman features Will Powell discussing his 30-year campaign for justice following the tragic loss of his son Robbiehttps://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/radio-ombudsman-features-will-powell-discussing-his-30-year-campaign-for-justice-following-the-tragic-loss-of-his-son-robbie-r6737/ Everyone who works in health and social care should listen to this podcast in full.

I've followed Will's search for justice and I am proud to know Will. A man of great integrity who is campaigning for an individual #dutyofcandour in #healthcare, for the benefit of us all.

I remain shocked, when I teach on this, how few know Robbie's story. There has been so much lost learning, a failure of accountability, and a failure to deliver an effective statutory duty of candour.

For me, this appalling story of failure and cover up highlights clearly why we have to recognise the value of whistleblowers in #healthcare. When staff don't/can't speak out, or are ignored and bullied, it falls to patients or relatives to do this, at huge cost.

#Robbieslaw

Related post: English and Welsh Ombudsman set out the case for '... a proper public inquiry into the tragic death of Robbie Powell'

]]>6737Mon, 09 May 2022 09:35:37 +0000The European Researchers' Network Working on Second Victimshttps://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/the-european-researchers-network-working-on-second-victims-r6316/6316Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:53:00 +0000The needs of clients coming to counselling following second harm: A Q methodology study (30 September 2021)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/the-needs-of-clients-coming-to-counselling-following-second-harm-a-q-methodology-study-30-september-2021-r5508/5508Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:14:33 +0000Surgical incidents and their impact on operating theatre staff: qualitative study (22 December 2020)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/surgical-incidents-and-their-impact-on-operating-theatre-staff-qualitative-study-22-december-2020-r5084/5084Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:56:00 +0000Promoting the psychological well-being of healthcare providers facing the burden of adverse events (11 May 2021)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/promoting-the-psychological-well-being-of-healthcare-providers-facing-the-burden-of-adverse-events-11-may-2021-r4793/4793Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:27:00 +0000Perceptions of institutional support for “second victims” are associated with safety culture and workforce well-being (5 December 2020)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/perceptions-of-institutional-support-for-%E2%80%9Csecond-victims%E2%80%9D-are-associated-with-safety-culture-and-workforce-well-being-5-december-2020-r4115/4115Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:04:00 +0000Nurses’ experiences of patient safety incidents in Korea: a cross-sectional study (31 October 2020)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/second-victim/nurses%E2%80%99-experiences-of-patient-safety-incidents-in-korea-a-cross-sectional-study-31-october-2020-r3459/3459Fri, 06 Nov 2020 08:08:00 +0000