Human Factors How to Guide The purpose of this guide is to provide an introduction to the concept of human factors in healthcare and provide…
Human factors in anaesthesia: lessons from aviation Aviation safety has evolved over more than a century and has achieved remarkable results. Applying some of the…
Patient safety: latent risk factors The systems-centred approach assumes that humans are fallible and that systems must be designed so that humans are prevented from…
Beyond monitoring: distributed situation awareness in anaesthesia Situation awareness (SA) is one of the essential non-technical skills for effective and safe practice in high-risk industries,…
Human factors in the management of the critically ill patient Unreliable delivery of best practice care is a major component of medical error. Critically ill…
Lessons from the battlefield: human factors in defence anaesthesia Anaesthetists in the Defence Medical Services spend most of their clinical time in the National Health…
Interaction between anaesthetists, their patients, and the anaesthesia team Communication is a key skill for anaesthetic practice. The ‘non-informational’ aspects of communication, such as non-verbal…
Human factors and the safety of surgical and anaesthetic care Safety of patients in the operating theatre relies on a cordial and efficient working relationship…