We are an independent campaign group (registered as a charitable trust) which aims to stimulate dialogue and demonstrate through concrete action how a better understanding of the role of human factors can have a significant impact on safety, quality and productivity in healthcare.

 

CHFG is a broad coalition of healthcare professionals, managers and users of services who have partnered with experts in human factors from healthcare and other high-risk industries to campaign for change in the NHS.

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Our vision is of a healthcare system that places an understanding of human factors at the heart of improving clinical, managerial and organisational practice leading to significant improvements in safety and efficiency.

 

To work towards achieving this vision, CHFG’s ‘Manifesto for change’ focuses on three crucial areas:

  • Human factors education and training
  • Building ‘high reliability’ organisations
  • Intelligent regulation and independent investigation

What are Clinical Human Factors?

Dr Ken Catchpole, a human factors expert who has done much work in healthcare has provided this brief definition: “Enhancing clinical performance through an understanding of the effects of teamwork, tasks, equipment, workspace, culture, organisation on human behaviour and abilities, and application of that knowledge in clinical settings.”

For more on discussions around the subject of defining clinical human factors, follow this link.

Events

Culture July 2013

Assessing and Transforming the Culture of an NHS Service

April 17, 2013 Leave a Comment

Implementing the Recommendations from Francis Assessing and Transforming the Culture of an NHS Service Tuesday 9th July 2013, London This conference focuses on assessing and improving the culture … [Read More...]

University of Oxford

Human Factors, Teamwork & Communication

April 9, 2013 Leave a Comment

The University of Oxford are holding a short CPD course on Human Factors, Teamwork & Communications in May as part of the new MSc in Surgical Science and Practice but which can also be taken … [Read More...]

Irish Ergonomics Society

Irish Ergonomics Socity Annual Conference – Call for papers and abstracts

March 5, 2013 1 Comment

As part of the Irish Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, COHSEE in conjunction with the Irish Centre for Patient Safety at NUI Galway will be hosting a Special Symposium on Human Factors and … [Read More...]

EHF 2013

Ergonomics & Human Factors Symposium

March 4, 2013 2 Comments

This unique, annual international conference covers multiple sectors where ergonomics and human factors is studied and applied. Taking place over four days, it’s a great forum for discussion and … [Read More...]