A Groundbreaking Series on Patient Safety and Staff Well-Being
Perbinder Grewal, an expert in healthcare safety and well-being, is pleased to announce the launch of his highly anticipated five-book series titled Evidence-Based Intersections & Interplay in Patient Safety, Staff Engagement and Psychological Safety in Healthcare. This comprehensive work, which has taken eight years to complete, offers an in-depth exploration of the interconnectedness between four key pillars of modern healthcare: patient safety, staff engagement, worker well-being, and psychological safety.
Purpose and Impact
The purpose of this series is to provide healthcare leaders, managers, policymakers, and frontline staff with a deep understanding of the complex relationships between these domains. Through evidence-based research, real-world case studies, and actionable insights, Grewal illustrates how psychological safety and staff engagement can drive improvements in worker well-being, ultimately enhancing patient safety. This resource bridges the gap between theory and practice, offering strategies for fostering resilient healthcare systems where both staff and patients can thrive.
Key Themes in the Series
The series is structured around five essential themes that highlight the interconnected nature of healthcare safety:
- Patient Safety as a Shared Outcome: This theme explores how organisational culture and staff dynamics influence patient safety outcomes. It delves into the role of transparency, learning systems, and human factors in preventing harm.
- Staff Engagement: It examines the link between staff engagement, motivation, and performance, and presents evidence-based practices for building engagement within complex healthcare environments.
- Worker Well-being: This theme addresses the critical issue of burnout, stress, and workload challenges faced by healthcare workers. It offers guidance on integrating well-being into leadership priorities and organisational policies.
- Psychological Safety: A focus on creating environments where staff feel safe to speak up and share concerns, enhancing team cohesion, innovation, and error reporting.
- Intersections and Synergies: This theme explores how improvements in one area, such as psychological safety or staff engagement, can have a cascading effect on other domains, leading to broader improvements in healthcare outcomes.
A Unified Approach to Healthcare Transformation
What sets this series apart is its unique approach to healthcare transformation. By presenting a unifying framework that blends human factors, organisational psychology, and clinical safety science, it offers fresh insights into how these disciplines can be used together to create sustainable, people-centred healthcare environments.
Three Sections, Five Books
The series is organised into three sections across five books:
- Understanding the Domains: Introduces the core concepts of patient safety, staff engagement, well-being, and psychological safety.
- Interplay and Intersections: Provides evidence-based examples and research to demonstrate the interdependence of these domains.
- Practical Strategies: Offers actionable insights, tools, and frameworks for driving systemic change and improving healthcare outcomes.
Target Audience
This series is essential reading for:
- Healthcare leaders and managers
- Policy makers and healthcare educators
- Frontline clinical staff
- Academics and students in healthcare management, public health, and human factors
Contributing to Better Healthcare Outcomes
By addressing critical systemic challenges, Evidence-Based Intersections & Interplay in Patient Safety, Staff Engagement and Psychological Safety in Healthcare equips healthcare organisations with the tools necessary to improve outcomes for both patients and staff. The series contributes to the growing understanding that patient safety and staff well-being are not competing priorities but are deeply intertwined, ultimately leading to a more resilient and effective healthcare system.