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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Culture of safety
  1. N K S Vengadasalam
  1. Medical Hospital Sik, Malaysia; dr_nesa@hotmail.com

    https://doi.org/10.1136/qhc.12.4.318

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      Congratulations to Singer et al1 for the comprehensive survey of safety culture performed in 15 hospitals. The overall response rate of only 47.4% was largely due to the poor response by physicians (33%). Efforts need to be taken to increase the response rate to achieve a more reliable result. Most of the participants in the survey responded in ways which indicated a culture of safety. However, it would be interesting to determine the safety culture in hospitals which do not belong to the “hospitals participating in the California …

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