Anne van Dalen

Improving teamwork and communication in the operating room I 181 6 on a whiteboard and when team members have worked with one another multiple times before. Therefore, implementation of name stickers in the OT is recommended as it may facilitate the CLC technique in a simple manner. For this, a culture change in the OT environment is needed, which takes time and commitment (Burton et al 2018, Vaughn et al 2018). Patience and role modelling by leaders showing the way with using the name stickers to improve communication is important, and may promote positive safety behaviour, such as work satisfaction, providing feedback or error reporting (Catchpole et al 2021, Wakefield et al 2010). The results from this study recommend all teammembers to participate and embrace the theatre cap challenge, to create an even more positive safety culture by improving communication in the OT.