Table 1 Key characteristics of PC-SafeQuest and MaPSaF patient safety tools
| PC-SafeQuest | MaPSaF | |
|---|---|---|
| Aim | To survey patient safety climate and inform patient safety improvement. | To facilitate improvements in safety culture through constructive reflective practice. |
| Facilitated | Self-completed with a summary report automatically generated. | Led by an independent moderator. |
| Level of anonymity | Anonymous and completed confidentially. | Group members known to each other. |
| Number of participants | All staff in the practice. | Up to 12 members of practice staff. |
| Staff groups involved | All grades of staff | All grades of staff |
| Format | Online questionnaire | Workshop and group discussion |
| Structure of the tool |
A total of 30 questions within 6 domains. Completed questionnaires are collated for each practice scores produced for each domain in a final report produced by PC-SafeQuest. |
An evaluation sheet consisting of nine domains with the option of selecting one of 5 levels of ‘maturity’ for each. This is to be completed by each participant during the workshop and the results to be discussed as a group. |
| Outputs | Generation of report where scores can be compared with previous reports from that practice or practices of similar characteristics. | Discussion of evaluation sheet results as part of workshop identifies any areas that might need to be looked at. |
| Time to complete | 10 min for online questionnaire. (The time taken by senior staff to assimilate and act on this data was not formally recorded). | 60–120 min |