Self-perceived barriers to reporting (percentage who agree with the statement)
| Incident | Doctors (%) | Nurses (%) | p value*(doctors v nurses) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | N | Agree | N | ||
| *Fisher’s exact test. | |||||
| I never get any feedback on what action is taken | 57.7 | 170 | 61.8 | 570 | 0.371 |
| The incident form takes too long to fill out and I just don’t have the time | 54.2 | 168 | 44.1 | 571 | 0.022 |
| The incident was too trivial | 51.2 | 170 | 41.2 | 565 | 0.027 |
| When the ward is busy I forget to make a report | 47.3 | 167 | 48.1 | 574 | 0.930 |
| I don’t know whose responsibility it is to make a report | 37.9 | 169 | 10.8 | 573 | <0.001 |
| When it is a near miss, I don’t see any point in reporting it | 36.0 | 172 | 49.0 | 569 | 0.003 |
| The AIMS+ form is too complicated and requires too much detail | 31.9 | 163 | 35.0 | 565 | 0.512 |
| Junior staff are often blamed unfairly for adverse incidents | 31.0 | 171 | 25.6 | 571 | 0.169 |
| Adverse incident reporting is unlikely to lead to system changes | 28.6 | 171 | 29.9 | 568 | 0.775 |
| I wonder about who else is privy to the information that I disclose | 27.1 | 170 | 33.8 | 568 | 0.112 |
| If I discuss the case with the person involved nothing else needs to be done | 24.9 | 169 | 11.5 | 566 | <0.001 |
| I don’t feel confident the form is kept anonymous | 22.6 | 168 | 30.0 | 574 | 0.065 |
| I am worried about litigation | 20.7 | 169 | 20.6 | 574 | 1.000 |
| It’s not my responsibility to report somebody else’s mistakes | 17.2 | 169 | 16.4 | 567 | 0.814 |
| My co-workers may be unsupportive | 13.8 | 167 | 20.8 | 573 | 0.045 |
| I don’t want to get into trouble | 10.6 | 169 | 18.6 | 570 | 0.014 |
| Even if I don’t give my details, I’m sure that they’ll track me down | 8.4 | 167 | 17.0 | 564 | 0.006 |
| I am worried about disciplinary action | 8.3 | 168 | 18.1 | 570 | 0.002 |
| I don’t want the case discussed in meetings | 7.2 | 167 | 15.5 | 574 | 0.005 |