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untilUsing a human-centred design approach when creating work procedures ensures that the needs, wants, preferences, capabilities and limitations of the people using the documents are the primary focus throughout every stage of their development, testing, implementation and review. This webinar will provide health and social care teams with advice and guidance on how to create work procedures with and for the people who will be using them to ensure that they are easy to use and help reduce related stress of risks Further information and registeration -
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Well, this sounds like I have moved from my normal citation of Greek philosophers and Classical Greek terms like ‘ergonomics’ straight through to the Avant Garde poetry of the 1950s. An error trap is an error trap. That is either profound, or Martin has got into the evidence locker again and is smoking ‘Exhibit A’. The idea I am going to advance is that an ‘error trap’ as described on the hub pages really is a simplistic trap, to trap the untrained investigator. There is, after all, a regulator of all this forensic stuff which might help here. In 2019 (when the world was simple), I said w- Posted
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Patient referrals and waiting lists: A ticking time bomb
Jerome P posted an article in By health and care staff
It’s been a really difficult time for all of us this past year. When I say ‘we’, I mean every single person on the planet. I am yet to find anyone who hasn’t had to deal with stress, mental health problems, anxiety, illness, disappointment or bereavement of some nature over the past year. Collectively, we are all going to need a period to heal. I fear that the healthcare system will have no time to heal and that we are only on the tip of what more there is to come. Not only has the healthcare system had to deal with a pandemic, we have had to deal with the consequences from that. The- Posted
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Vaccines for COVID-19: What are the Human Factors and ergonomic issues that should be considered?
Patient Safety Learning posted a topic in Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Two vaccines for COVID-19 have now been approved. Health organisations are doing their upmost to workout how best to store and administer the vaccines safely and avoiding errors. The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF) are preparing strategic guidance for health authorities and operational guidance for people setting up vaccine programmes applicable internationally. In a recent LinkedIn post, Chief Executive Noorzaman Rashid asks: "What are the Human Factors and Ergonomic issues that should be considered?" And asks you to share your ideas: https://www.linke- Posted
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Ergonomics to support the COVID-19 response
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Process improvement
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A practical guide to Human Factors in healthcare
Sam posted a calendar event in Community Calendar
Aimed at clinicians and managers, this national virtual conference will provide a practical guide to human factors in healthcare, and how a human factors approach can improve patient care, quality, process and safety. You will have the opportunity to network with colleagues who are working to embed a human factors approach, self-assess and reflect on your own practice and gain CPD accreditation points contributing to professional development and revalidation evidence. For further information and to book or email: nicki@hc-uk.org.uk hub members can receive a 10% discount. Email: in -
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I am currently working to develop a new process for the investigation of incidents related to digital healthcare, something which clearly sits outside of the usual framework or process of investigating traditional patient safety incidents. I would be grateful for opportunities to discuss and share experiences and ideas with others. If you have already investigated these sort of incidents what sort of approach did you utilise and have you reviewed it post event in respect of effectiveness. @Keith Bates Clive has suggested it would be beneficial for us to discuss?- Posted
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Vaccination centres: minimising the risks to vulnerable people
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Blogs
Last Friday I took my mother-in-law, Margaret, for her vaccination at a local vaccination centre in Chiswick, London. First let me start with what is being done well. We received a call from our GP practice nurse on Thursday offering Margaret an appointment for the Pfizer vaccine the following day. Margaret is 77 and, because several over-80s had cancelled or declined appointments, GP practices had been contacted to open up the appointments to the clinically vulnerable over 75s. Once defrosted, the Pfizer vaccine has to be used; so to avoid waste, they had proactively sought -
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Aiming for zero patient safety incidents or errors
Sam posted a calendar event in Community Calendar
This virtual masterclass, facilitated by Mr Perbinder Grewal, will focus on patient safety and how to setup a proactive safety culture. It will look at what patient safety is and how to setup and improve the safety culture. It will look at Human Factors and how to mitigate some of the common errors. Can we have a system with zero patient safety incidents or errors? Further information and book your place or email kate@hc-uk.org.uk hub members receive 10% discount. Email info@pslhub.org for code- Posted
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ASiT Christmas Human Factors Webinar
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He's making a list, he's checking it twice... Santa Claus definitely understands the importance of human factors - how else could he be so efficient in just 24 hours..? Join the Association of Surgeons in Training on 22nd December for a festive human factors webinar, featuring Prof Peter Brennan and Critical Factors. (Read Peter's recent blog for the BMJ's Christmas feature.) Free to attend, and open to the whole healthcare team. Register -
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Error traps: Let’s raise awareness
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Error traps
How many times have you been to the drug cupboard/trolley at work and looked at it with despair? How many times have you looked at a written prescription or plan of care and were unable to read the writing? How many times have you gone into the storeroom and spent ages looking for what you want as everything looks the same or it has moved to a different spot? These are what we call error traps. It is as if you have an annoying brother/sister that is trying to catch you out! Sometimes in healthcare, no matter where you work, there are times when it is not easy to do the right thi- Posted
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Why investigate? Part 7 – The questions and answers
MartinL posted an article in Investigations and complaints
Mrs Trellis of North Wales writes: Q: Why is there no mention in your blogs about "motivation, personality, team building, and alike"? A: Well that’s not human factors. That’s another branch of psychology called occupational psychology. These people are trained – BSc then MSc and then often four years of supervised work. Usefully for the medical profession they are registered by the Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC). If you are interested in these matters, ensure they have at least the postgraduate qualifications. The most important bit is that they abide by a code of eth- Posted
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