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,...
Founder, Martin Bromiley recently presented the best attended webinar, in the popular Patient Safety series run by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Unlike the usual more general talks Martin delivers, this one focused on specific “how’s”, small evidenced...
The Q community welcomed colleagues from Patient Safety and Human Factors & Ergonomics in a workshop presented by the Clinical Human Factors Group in collaboration with the Health Foundation. Nikki Davey (Qi member & Charity Trustee) presented a timeline for...
The latest Anesthesia Safety Network Newsletter has been launched, we were delighted the Frederic Martin and Francois Jaulin could join us in London at the Safer Healthcare by Design conference in June. If you would like to see the interview with Martin...
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...
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.
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...
Could Human factors and ergonomics help provide the scientific evidence to determine what ‘high quality’ products are?
Lauren Morgan from the Patient Safety Academy discusses the new GMC Human Factors training programme
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