Welcome to the website of the Clinical Human Factors Group (CHFG)

“Human factors are all the things that make us different from logical, completely predictable machines. How we think and relate to other people, equipment and our environment. It is about how we perform in our roles and how we can optimise that performance to improve safety and efficiency. In simple terms it’s the things that affect our personal performance.”

The CHFG formed in 2007 when a group of experts, clinicians and enthusiasts brought their talents together for the sake of patient safety. It was recognised that although all firmly place an understanding of human factors at the heart of improving patient safety, it is an area that the vast majority of healthcare professionals, policy makers, managers and politicians are unaware of.

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The CHFG is an independent body, set up as a non-profit making organisation. It has close links with many UK based healthcare bodies but sets it own agenda based on impartial, expert opinion. The members of the Standing Group are made up of specialists from both within and also outside the clinical professions who provide a diverse knowledge of human factors. Their goal is to increase awareness within clinical practice of human factors and how it can be used in the reduction of clinical error. All members give their time for free. Beyond the Standing Group is a wider group of supporters who reguarly exchange information and support the work of the Standing Group.

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