Fixing the impact of poor usability on Patient safety

All users of poorly designed medical devices, equipment and technologies will at least operate inefficiently and at worst, make errors that can contribute to patient harm or death.  No one knowingly buys second rate kit. Problems often don’t come to light until...

Introducing Human Factors to the GMC By Lauren Morgan

The General Medical Council (GMC) are responsible for the registering and licensing of Doctors practicing in the UK. When concerns are raised about a Doctors performance, the GMC may investigate whether that Doctor is considered ‘fit to practice’ in their current...

University of Leeds Review

Research help request. A research team at the University of Leeds is undertaking a systematic review of the effects of networked IT systems, which link patient records together across organisations, on patient safety.  The team would like to conduct 20 minute...

CIEHF White Paper

The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (CIEHF), launched their much-awaited White Paper setting out their vision for the integration of Human Factors in Health & Social Care to understand how human factors expertise can help and benefit...

The challenges and frustrations of a healthcare culture reluctant to change.

by Rachel Wood RGN Assumptions are often made based upon an individual’s job title rather than their skills and competence. As a Registered Nurse, it was often assumed that I wasn’t clever enough to make it to medical school and so my clinical view was second best. ...

Martin Bromiley OBE Interview How aviation responds to accidents

Martin Bromiley OBE was interviewed by BBC South West about learning from aviation in response to the second children’s cardiac disaster in Bristol. Click here for the full interview.