Use of in situ simulation to evaluate the operational readiness of a high consequence infectious disease ICU

The Association of Anaesthetists ran high‐fidelity, in‐situ simulation of high‐risk procedures on patients with COVID‐19 in a negative‐pressure side room on their intensive care unit (ICU). The aim was to identify potential problems, test the robustness of the systems...

Step Change for Safety

Step Change in Safety is a member-led organisation that aims to make the UK the safest place to work in the worldwide oil and gas industry. They are some interesting cross-overs in high risk industries and Step Change for Safety have produced a Human Factors Toolkit...

National Patient Safety Syllabus consultation response

We are delighted to respond to the consultation on the National Patient Safety Syllabus. Please find a copy of our response below. This response was prepared by the Clinical Human Factors Group using representatives from healthcare, human factors and ergonomics,...

Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh Webinar with Martin Bromiley 4th February 2020

Founder, Martin Bromiley recently presented the best attended webinar, in the popular Patient Safety series run by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Unlike the usual more general talks Martin delivers, this one focused on specific “how’s”, small evidenced...

Resource Management Training

Surrey Crisis Resource Management (SCReaM) is an innovative multidisciplinary safety initiative developed in 2014 by clinicians at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford to improve: • Team performance • Staff wellbeing • Patient safety As healthcare...