The safety in primary care study: a randomised, controlled feasibility study

INTERVENTION: Simple randomisation was employed, whereby participating practices were assigned to either the intervention or control group. Five practices received the intervention over a 9‐month period. The intervention consisted of: 1) repeated safety climate (SC) measurement (using GP‐SafeQuest questionnaire) and feedback, and 2) patient record reviews using a specialised trigger tool to identify instances of undetected patient harm. The five practices in the control group continued care as usual. CONDITION: General practice ; Not Applicable PRIMARY OUTCOME: The evaluation of the study’s implementation process was the primary outcome. Outcomes of interest were:; 1. Willingness of practices to participate in the study, measured during the recruitment phase prior to the intervention; 2. Response rates to safety climate questionnaire, measure at baseline and month 9; 3. Feasibility questionnaire at month 9; 4. Retention of control and intervention practices, measured at month 9; 5. interviews on the feasibility, usefulness, and sustainability of the intervention at month 9 INCLUSION CRITERIA: Staff working in general practices in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland that have expressed a willingness to be involved in the study