


Letter from the Patron Professor Sir Ian Kennedy
I’m delighted to have accepted an invitation to join Clinical Human Factors Group (CHFG) as a Patron. What, you may ask, does a Patron do? Well, as I see it, my job is to lend my support to CHFG, to raise the profile even more, to be an ambassador where it matters...
Jonathan O’Reilly, @TheQI_Guy explores the synergies between Quality Improvement and Human Factors with Heather Shearer and Nikki Davey.

Specifying, buying, assessing any healthcare products? Editable checklist
Specifying, buying and assessing healthcare products presents one of the best opportunities to control risks to patients (and staff) safety. 2019 to 2020 saw 54,812 patient safety incidents identified as being related to medical devices and equipment. This figure is...
Human Factors and Ergonomics at the London Nightingale Hospital
“On a winter’s morning in April 2020, we approached the London Excel centre transformed by the pandemic and the predicted first wave into the NHS Nightingale Hospital, London (NGL). For some of us it was the first time out since lockdown started to join a new...