Survey invitation for staff participation

You can use the following language to let your staff know about your hospital’s participation in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture with EQIC and why it’s important for them to complete the survey.

Overview

Our hospital is always working to improve clinical processes and reduce adverse outcomes. As part of these efforts, we recognize the importance of a culture of safety.

To better understand our organization’s culture of safety, we are participating in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. The survey looks at different parts of organizational culture and has proven to be useful in measuring conditions that can lead to adverse events and injuries in healthcare organizations.

All providers and staff are invited to participate in this important survey. Participation is voluntary, but we encourage you to complete the survey as your feedback will help us better understand your perspective on our hospital’s culture of safety and identify opportunities for improvement.

The survey will take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete and you may take it during work time. Your individual responses will be kept anonymous. Only group statistics, not individual responses, will be reported.

Your input in this survey is important because you:

• have direct interaction with patients and your work directly affects patient care;
• have direct interaction with patient care staff and your work indirectly affects patient care
• are a hospital physician who spends work hours in the hospital; and/or
• are a hospital supervisor, manager or administrator.

Instructions

To complete the secure web survey, use the following link: [insert survey link]

Select your hospital and the unit/department that you work in from the drop-down lists.

Review and answer the survey questions with respect to your unit or the unit where you spend most of your working time.

Please contact [name, job position and contact information] if you have any questions about the survey.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. The aggregate findings will be shared with staff and we will continue to ask for your input as we identify further opportunities for improvement.