Perceptions of institutional support for “second victims” are associated with safety culture and workforce well-being (5 December 2020)

Summary

This study by Sexton et al. was performed to determine whether health care worker (HCW) assessments of good institutional support for second victims were associated with institutional safety culture and workforce well-being.

They found that perceived institutional support for second victims was associated with a better safety culture and lower emotional exhaustion. Investment in programmes to support second victims may improve overall safety culture and HCW well-being.