Patient Safety and Clinician Well-Being

Clinician well-being and patient safety are intricately linked. We propose that organizational factors (ie, elements of the perioperative work environment and culture) affect both, as opposed to a bidirectional causal relationship. Threats to patient safety and clinician well-being include clinician mental health issues, negative work environments, poor teamwork and communication, and staffing shortages. Opportunities to mitigate these threats include the normalization of mental health care, peer support, psychological safety, just culture, teamwork and communication training, and creative staffing approaches.