Chris Frerk discusses design and patient safety The 'death switch'

If a healthcare worker makes a mistake using a piece of medical equipment and it causes harm to a patient there is usually a call for that person to be retrained (or suspended or dismissed) If lots of different healthcare workers working in lots of different hospitals...

Anaesthesia Safety Network Newsletter April 2019

The latest Anaesthesia Safety Network Newsletter has been launched.  Fredieric Martin talks to Rob Hackett who runs the PSNetwork plus there are some excellent case studies.  Click here to view the Newsletter.  

Insights from the sharp end of patient care Article by Chris White Rebus Medical

Rebus Medical spoke to Consultant Anaesthetist Professor Chris Frerk about his interest in Human Factors, its patient safety benefits and the power it may have to influence procurement decisions. Chris Frerk is a Consultant Anaesthetist and Chair of the Medical...

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...