by admin | Jul 16, 2019 | All Resources, CHFG Video, Human Factors Perspectives Video Series, Improvement
Nikki Davey, Clinical Human Factors Trustee, talk about the importance of context when implementing change and the use of here and now testing and...
by admin | Jul 16, 2019 | All Resources, CHFG Video, Human Factors & Ergonomics, Human Factors Perspectives Video Series, Improvement
Nikki Davey, Clinical Human Factors Group Trustee, talking from a position of Quality Improvement about how Human Factors and Ergonomics and Quality Improvement practitioners can contribute to patient safety. Further reading How safety huddles can drive improvement...
by admin | May 2, 2019 | All Resources, Improvement
The Health Foundation’s new report The Improvement Journey, is a practical guide to developing an organisation-wide approach to improvement. It shows why this approach is critical to becoming a high performing organisation and delivering the NHS Long Term Plan....
by admin | Jul 30, 2018 | Improvement, Primary & Social Care, Secondary Care
According to research by the World Health Organisation, patient safety is a serious global public health concern. There is a 1 in a million chance of a person being harmed while travelling by plane. In comparison, there is a 1 in 300 chance of a patient being harmed...
by admin | Jul 6, 2017 | Improvement, Secondary Care, Tools & Methods
Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE) occurs when the foetal brain does not receive enough oxygen. This can lead to severe impairment or death of the baby and is of course devastating for both families and staff. Whilst there have been a number of similar cases at...
by admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Improvement, Policy & Investigation, Secondary Care
This thought paper explores how healthcare systems can develop a system-wide approach to investigating and learning from the most serious patient safety issues, and examines the organisational infrastructure that is needed to support this. Many safety-critical...
