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Just a cup of tea – An introduction to the SEIPS framework (21 March 2023)

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This video offers an introduction to the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) framework, an approach that looks at work systems and processes from a systems-based perspective. SEIPS is the main model used within the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) adopted by the NHS. This video includes an explanation of the model and a dramatisation of the process of making a round of tea in a staff room, illustrating the error traps and design issues present in the environment.

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Just a cup of tea – An introduction to the SEIPS framework (21 March 2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Svf6auw9_s
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    Patrick Craig-Mcfeely

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    45 years ago at a major hospital a cleaner couldn't find a free plug for her vacuum cleaner - so took one out, plugged in, did her job and then plugged the original one back in.  Would have been fine if it hadn't been the ventilator.  The kettle / fridge exchange reminded me of this and that disconnecting plugs that need to be on the whole time was a periodically recurring event during my working career (as was turning off switches to save electricity without realising that some things do need to stay switched on - like the main server).

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