Patient Safety 2030

FOREWORD by Ara Darzi, Professor, Lord Darzi of Denham Dear Secretary of State for Health, Ministers and distinguished experts, In the decade and a half since To Err is Human, safety has become embedded in the lexicon of policymakers, healthcare professionals and the...

Human Factors in Healthcare: Common Terms

Our Common Terms glossary presents a series of common terms which focus on the fundamental human factors and ergonomics principles separated into Organisation and Individual focus areas. We have also included specific examples of some of the human factors and...

Continuous Improvement of Patient Safety – The Health Foundation

The pursuit of safety is not for the timid. This Health Foundation report eloquently surveys the landscape of obstacles. But there are at least two inescapable facts that make improving safety especially difficult and frustrating. Read & Download...

Learning not Blaming

The government response to the Freedom to Speak Up consultation, the Public Administration Select Committee report ‘Investigating Clinical Incidents in the NHS’, and the Morecambe Bay Investigation. Download the...

Generic Surgical Never Events Fishbone – Dr J Carthey

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Top 10 Health Technology Hazards – ECRI Institute

Health technology hazards can come in many forms. They can be the result of IT-related problems such as improperly configured systems, incomplete data, or inappropriate malware protection. They can be caused by inappropriate human-device interaction, such as incorrect...