CHFG Ambassadors

Chartered Human Factors specialist with in depth experience of working in healthcare. Skilled in Incident Investigation, Research Design, Ergonomics, Ethnography, and Quantitative and Qualitative Research. Special interest in clinical interface design and evaluation.

Patient with experience of effecting learning after harm.

Just culture, human factors and communication.

Obstetric Anaesthetists Association Executive Committee.

Professor of Human Factors in Transport within the Transportation Research Group at the University of Southampton.  Mark has nearly 30 years’ experience working in human factors across transport modes in both academia and industry.  Before joining the University of Southampton in June 2023, Mark spent 11 years working as an Inspector at the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, applying his human factors expertise to the investigation of railway incidents and accidents.  President of the CIEHF.

Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust

Associate Clinical Lead West Midlands Patient Safety Collaborative

Clinical Advisory Maternity investigations HSSIB

Chief Executive at Patient Safety Watch. Author of Joshua’s Story. Patient Safety Ambassador, Advocate and Speaker.

Restorative Approaches to Healthcare Harm – Advocate, Advisor, Trainer, Speaker,  Campaigner and Facilitator

Clinical Director of Paediatric Intensive Care and Anaesthesia, Royal Children’s Hospital, Glasgow. Former Scottish National Patient Safety Lead for Paediatrics

Human Factors and Patient Safety Consultant

Professor of Human Factors. Monash University Melbourne Australia

Janet was previously Lecturer and Research Fellow in Health Improvement at Kings College London and Professor of Quality Care for Older People at City University London.

Paul is Professor of Human Factors in Health at Staffordshire University, Programme Director for NHS England, Scotland and Senior Investigation Science Educator HSSIB.

Lead User Researcher at The Scottish Government, working in the Office of the Chief Designer and committed to putting the voices of people with lived experience first as we co-design the National Care Service in Scotland

Strategy Implementation and Quality Improvement Manager – Scottish Ambulance Service. Principal Educator in Primary Care. NHS Education for Scotland (NES)

Consultant General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon, as well as the Associate Director of Medical Education at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.  He is the National Clinical Lead for the Team Based Quality Review Programme (NHS Education Scotland), which aims to improve safety reviews and organisational learning in health and social care. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.

Rob is an Emergency Medicine Consultant, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust & Honorary Clinical Professor, Brighton and Sussex Medical School 

His medical interests are in improving patient outcomes through changing ‘systems of care’ from use of human factors and new cognitive decision-making approaches to new approaches in patient pathways and staff welfare. His impact on changing NHS practices saw him awarded the HSJ’s Top Ten Wild Card Influencers in 2021

Joe McCloud is a consultant colorectal surgeon at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. He developed an interest in human factors shortly after starting his consultant job, and has delivered human factors training in the trust. In addition he is faculty on the Non-Technical skills for Surgeons course.

He has completed a postgraduate certificate in Patient Safety from Oxford University, and is clinical patient safety lead for his trust.

Richard Brownhill has 30 years’ experience in nursing within a variety of settings including acute care, primary care, education, and service development. He currently works as a head of improvement for the emergency care improvement support team at NHS England, championing human factors/ergonomics as part of daily work at all levels of a system. Richard is passionate about workforce and optimising conditions for people to be able to work in systems and is currently completing his MSc in human factors for patient safety.

Consultant Paramedic (UEC)
Advanced Paramedic, Primary care
Medicines and Prescribing Project Lead, College of Paramedics. Author, Class Publishing.
Experienced healthcare professional with a Master of Science (MSc) focused in Advanced Paramedic from University of Surrey.

Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist | Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors

Healthcare Safety Investigator, C.ErgHF, ex hospital pharmacist interested in safety science and ergonomics

Experienced Professional Advisor with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Learning Disabilities, Quality Management, and Service Development. Strong community and social services professional with a Master of Science (MS) focused in MSc in Analysis and Intervention from Tizard Centre.

Human Factors Consultant and MD at K Sharp Ltd – Host of 1202, The Human Factors Podcast. President of the CIEHF

After a 22 year career in the RAF in the training specialisation, during which time I attempted the first ever CRM course delivered to transport aircraft crews, I set up my own consultancy delivering CRM around the world.  An accredited UK CAA CRM Instructor and Examiner, currently involved with South Tees NHS as a Patient Safety Partner.

Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist in the NHS

Registered mental health nurse of 25 years Steve continues to work clinically and has held a wide variety of clinical, leadership and managerial positions within NHS trusts. During this time Steve has worked on developing clinical policy, improving clinical services and staff development.  Experienced investigator for HSIB’s maternity program and  patient safety, championing human factors within Mental Health Trusts

Parent & Family Involvement Lead NHS Lincolnshire ICB

Chartered Human Factors specialist, with a particular interest in safety critical systems. 20 years in teaching, research and applied work within nuclear, defence, healthcare and emergency response.

Chartered Psychologist, and Assistant Psychologist teaching on the MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology at Northumbria University