Susanna Stanford Thought piece on the Ockenden Report

People with an interest in patient safety read the interim Ockenden report with despair. It was immediately and starkly apparent that it repeated many of the common themes which have emerged in other patient safety investigations. Further, as the report comments,...

Martin Bromiley – Lessons under pressure

“Not so long ago I finished 4 years of my life teaching aerobatics. If you ever wanted a time bound place to study humans under pressure this is probably one of the best places to be. And it wasn’t just the trainees under pressure! At the start of the COVID...

Behaviours to support psychological safety Opinion piece by Martin Bromiley OBE

“Feeling safe enough to express yourself in the workplace” – behaviours to support psychological safety In 2005 my late wife Elaine, mum to our two young children, died during an attempted operation. A skilled clinical team were overcome when an unexpected...

BMJ Article on the importance of design in procurement By Jane Feinmann

NHS Supply Chain has welcomed the CHFG guide to introduce human factors into procurement.  Jane Feinmann writes for the BMJ. There are increasing signs that the pandemic is forcing change—with the NHS  taking human factors and ergonomics seriously. The Clinical Human...

Maintaining Patient Safety In Maternity During the Covid-19 Pandemic

  Blog by: Susie Crowe  Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist – Clinical Director for Women’s Health  Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust Background: The covid-19 pandemic has the potential to adversely affect the health of pregnant...

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,...