Do patient safety incident investigations align with systems thinking? An analysis of contributing factors and recommendations.

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Title: Do patient safety incident investigations align with systems thinking? An analysis of contributing factors and recommendations.
Authors: Bowditch L; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Molloy C; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.; IIMPACT in Health, Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia., King B; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.; University of the Sunshine Coast Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia., Abedi M; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.; University of the Sunshine Coast Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia., Jackson S; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.; University of the Sunshine Coast Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia., Bierbaum M; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Yu Y; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Raggett L; Nomic Research, North Turramurra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Salmon P; University of the Sunshine Coast Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia., Braithwaite J; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Westbrook JI; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Clay-Williams R; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Lingam R; UNSW School of Clinical Medicine, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Middleton S; Nursing Research Institute - St Vincent's Health Network Sydney & St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.; Australian Catholic University School of Nursing Midwifery and Paramedicine Melbourne Campus, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Magrabi F; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Mumford V; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Hibbert P; Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia peter.hibbert@mq.edu.au.; IIMPACT in Health, Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Source: BMJ quality & safety [BMJ Qual Saf] 2026 Jun 18; Vol. 35 (7), pp. 443-455. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 18.
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