E70: Learning Teams: Why Blaming Staff Doesn't Make Workplaces Safer

Safe As Podcast · Jan 25, 2026 · 4m · transcript

How well do Learning Teams compare to RCAs for the number and quality of findings? This study compares the two.

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Ref: Robbins, T., Tipper, S., King, J., Ramachandran, S. K., Pandit, J. J., & Pandit, M. (2021). Evaluation of learning teams versus root cause analysis for incident investigation in a large United Kingdom National Health Service Hospital. Journal of Patient Safety, 17(8), e1800-e1805.

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