Perceptions of specific readiness factors for Safer Patients' Initiative (SPI) by organisation ranked by mean score
| Total sample (n=41) | |||
| Mean | Median | Range | |
| Senior management support | 2.02 | 2.00 | −2.00 to 3.00 |
| Usability and fitness for purpose of SPI tools | 1.80 | 2.00 | 0.00 to 3.00 |
| Culture for quality and safety improvement | 1.63 | 2.00 | −1.00 to 3.00 |
| Use of process measurement | 1.63 | 2.00 | −1.00 to 3.00 |
| Being able to demonstrate success | 1.37 | 1.00 | −2.00 to 3.00 |
| Nurse support | 1.29 | 2.00 | −2.00 to 3.00 |
| Level of local leadership | 1.29 | 1.00 | −2.00 to 3.00 |
| Compatibility of SPI | 1.27 | 2.00 | −1.00 to 3.00 |
| The way interventions were selected | 1.20 | 1.00 | −3.00 to 3.00 |
| Clinical management support | 1.05 | 1.00 | −3.00 to 3.00 |
| Management of programme in the organisation | 0.70 | 1.00 | −2.00 to 3.00 |
| Financial resources | 0.68 | 1.00 | −3.00 to 3.00 |
| Staff understanding of SPI concepts and tools | 0.63 | 1.00 | −3.00 to 3.00 |
| Adequacy of existing systems and processes | 0.02 | 0.00 | −2.00 to 2.00 |
| Doctors' support | −0.15 | 0.00 | −3.00 to 2.00 |
| Aggregated overall strength/weakness index | 1.10 | 1.13 | −0.67 to 2.33 |