Measuring the patient safety culture at a tertiary care Pakistan hospital using a survey

_{Shared by Fozia Asif, Center for Patient Safety, Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan. GKPS Reference: Measuring the Patient Safety Culture at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan Using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC), Global Knowledge Sharing Platform for Patient Safety (GKPS). 2023. A021.}

_{Original Article Reference: Ahmed FA, Asif F, Munir T, et al Measuring the patient safety culture at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) BMJ Open Quality 2023;12:e002029. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002029}

Safety culture measurement is feasible and informative in developing countries and could be broadly implemented to inform patient safety efforts. Current data suggest that it compares favorably with benchmarks from hospitals in the USA. Like the USA, high staff workload is a significant safety concern among staff.

This study lays the foundation for further context-specific research on patient safety culture in developing countries.