Perception of the multiprofessional team on patient safety in mental health care service

Patient safety is a complex issue that involves all members of the health team to improve the quality of healthcare, including decreasing error rates and hospital stay. This article aims to understand the multidisciplinary team's perception of patient safety in mental health. This is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, using a focus group as a strategy for collecting information. Bardin's theoretical framework was used for content analysis, which allowed the construction of three categories, namely: knowledge of professionals about patient safety, the importance of patient safety in mental health and the importance of the professional looking at himself. There is a significant lack of knowledge by professionals about the presence and proposal of patient safety, which presents a daily challenge in mental health care. The evidenced information can and should be worked from the perspective of management, assistance and teaching, and can contribute to the improvement of the scenario of (un) safety of patients with mental disorders.