About this episode

Susie Crowe discusses the importance of psychological safety in healthcare with Tom Geraghty.

In this episode, Susie Crowe talks to co-founder of Psych Safety, Tom Geraghty, about what psychological safety is and why it is important in healthcare. Susie and Tom discuss how we can cultivate psychologically safe teams in obstetrics and gynaecology by modelling psychological safety, encouraging all members of the team to ask questions, flattening the hierarchy and providing people with the space and time to reflect, communicate and contribute in their own individual way.

People in this episode

Host: Susie Crowe

Guest: Tom Geraghty

Topics covered

• psychological safety
• healthcare
• obstetrics
• gynaecology
• team dynamics
• communication

Keywords

• psychological safety
• healthcare teams
• obstetrics
• gynaecology
• team communication
• hierarchy
• reflection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Psych Safety, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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