Current Issues for HF in Healthcare 

NHS England -
Provisional Publication of 'Never Events' 2026

BBC News -
Human Error in Medication changes

UCL News -
​Digital Transformation risks to patient safety
The National Quality Board produced a Concordat calling for Human Factors to be widely applied through all areas of the NHS and Social Care Services. We are already helping a number of trusts and NHS Special Health Authorities respond to that call, bringing new ways of analysing their systems, evaluating risks and managing the barriers to error and escalation of threats.

Our experience in tackling complex systems throughout high hazard industries to reduce harm and improve performance, gives us an excellent approach and tools that have widespread application for cost savings and Patient Safety in the Health Services in general and NHS in particular.
 
Human Factors services most requested in Healthcare include:
  • Teamwork and Communications development
  • Training & Simulation scenarios
  • Task Analysis and Root Cause Analysis
  • Systems review and design (especially transitions through Care Pathways)
  • Equipment Design and Usability
  • Software Systems evaluation
  • Human Factors Policy Development
  • Safety Case Development
 
Some of our projects include:
  • Recognition and Management of acute conditions
  • Electronic records and results systems
  • Information flow along Patient Pathways
  • Handovers and Transitions in Secondary, Primary and Social Care settings

Further Reading
Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF) regularly publish articles and papers on Human Factors in Healthcare, including  white papers on: