Safety culture assessment in health care: a review of the literature on safety culture assessment modes

This preface was written by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) to provide context and background to the report which follows, Safety Culture Assessment in Health Care: A review of the literature on safety culture assessment tools. The Commission contracted Macquarie University to prepare the literature review, as part of the review of the Australian Health Service Safety and Quality Accreditation (AHSSQA) Scheme.