Figure 5
The figure starts with a text box positioned on the left, labeled “Inputs”. A larger text box is positioned below “Inputs”, slightly overlapping it. The text information depicted within the larger text box reads, “Health care system”, “Healthcare organisations”, “Healthcare professionals”, and “Patients and their families”. A rightward arrow from “Inputs” points at another text box positioned at the same level on the right, labeled “Processes”. A larger text box is positioned below “Processes”, slightly overlapping it. The text information depicted within the larger text box reads, “Patient safety as key element of all healthcare activities and practices” and “Transitions of care”. A rightward arrow from “Processes” points at another text box positioned at the same level on the right, labeled “Outputs”. A larger text box is positioned below “Outputs”, slightly overlapping it. The text information depicted within the larger text box reads, “Safe patient care”, “First victims”, “Second victims”, “Third victims”, “Optimal healthcare services”, and “Litigation”. A rightward arrow from “Outputs” points at another text box positioned at the same level on the right, labeled “Outcomes”. A larger text box is positioned below “Outcomes”, slightly overlapping it. The text information depicted within the larger text box reads, “Patient safety”, “Motivating and supportive environment for patient care”, “Access to safe healthcare”, and “Efficiencies in healthcare”. A long text box is positioned at the bottom, labeled “External influences”. The text within this text box reads, “Patient safety legislation and policy, National litigation and mitigation climate, Occupational health and safety in healthcare, Education and training in safety, European Union legislation”.Elements of the programme logic model as applicable to the safety and victim phenomena in healthcare systems. Adapted from McLaughlin and Jordan (1999)