PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Carroll, J S AU - Edmondson, A C TI - Leading organisational learning in health care AID - 10.1136/qhc.11.1.51 DP - 2002 Mar 01 TA - Quality and Safety in Health Care PG - 51--56 VI - 11 IP - 1 4099 - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/11/1/51.short 4100 - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/11/1/51.full SO - Qual Saf Health Care2002 Mar 01; 11 AB - As healthcare organisations seek to enhance safety and quality in a changing environment, organisational learning practices can help to improve existing skills and knowledge and provide opportunities to discover better ways of working together. Leadership at executive, middle management, and local levels is needed to create a sense of shared purpose. This shared vision should help to build effective relationships, facilitate connections between action and reflection, and strengthen the desirable elements of the healthcare culture while modifying outdated assumptions, procedures, and structures.