Patient Safety Incidence Response Framework (PSIRF)

The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) sets out the NHS’s approach to developing and maintaining effective systems and processes for responding to patient safety incidents for the purpose of learning and improving patient safety. For more information...

Top tips to keep you safe during a hospital stay

While you are in hospital, keeping you safe and well is a priority for the staff looking after you. There are also some simple things you can do to help keep yourself safe during your hospital stay, such as asking for help when needed, protecting yourself from slips...

Safety 1 to Safety 2 White Paper

White Paper written by Prof. Erik Hollnagel, Prof. Robert L Wears and Prof. Jeffrey Braithwaite looking at Safety 1 and Safety 2 principles.   Looking at how we move from a system of ensuring that as few things as possible go wrong to a system where as many things as...

Patient Safety Incidents Response Framework (PSIRF)

The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) sets out the NHS’s approach to developing and maintaining effective systems and processes for responding to patient safety incidents for the purpose of learning and improving patient safety.For NHS guidance on the...

Making Human Factors and Ergonomics work in health and social care Chapter 2

A practical introduction to healthcare ergonomics based on the CIEHF professional competencies intended for those responsiblefor implementing human factors and ergonomics programmes and interventions to improve patient safety, system performance and wellbeing of...

Making Human Factors and Ergonomics work in health and social care Chapter 1

A practical introduction to healthcare ergonomics based on the CIEHF professional competencies intended for those responsible for implementing human factors and ergonomics programmes and interventions to improve patient safety, system performance and wellbeing of...