11–12 November 2010 – The Australasian Conference
on Error in Medical Imaging: Making Imaging Safer – Swiss Grand Bondi, Sydney
Awareness of preventable harm to patients due to error in Medical
Imaging is increasing. The Australian Patient Safety Foundation, part
of a growing movement of interested groups, is excited to announce
the fi rst Australasian Conference on Error in Medical Imaging.
Find out more here >>
30 September 2010 – Capita’s 2nd National Improving Patient Safety Conference, central London
This conference
examines how to tackle one of the most important challenges
facing health care today; making patient care safer. Reporting incidents
and being open and honest with patients remains key to
improving services and this conference provides the opportunity to
share best practice.
Find out more here >>
25–26 May 2010 – The Patient Safety Congress 2010, The ICC, Birmingham
If you only attend one event this year, make it the Patient Safety Congress, where there will be a number of CHFG speakers.
Find out more here >>
14 April 2010 – Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors Annual Conference, Keele University, Staffordshire
Bridging the gap between theory and practice.
Find out more here >>
1-7 February 2010 – Human Factors Week
Find out more here >>
The CHFG welcomes the House of Commons Health Committee report into Patient Safety published
3 July 2009
We are particularly delighted that the committee have recognised that human factors and the development of non-technical skills should be part of clinical education and learning at all stages of a clinicians career. The report is complex and insightful and can only really be appreciated once it is read in full; however a summary of the key parts relevant to the CHFG is also included below.
A summary of the key parts relevant to the CHFG >>
The full report >>
13 October 2009 – AfPP Congress and Exhibition. CHFG and AfPP run their second joint programme on 13 October 2009, a whole day on Teamworking and Human Factors presenting examples of the latest work in healthcare.
Find out more information here >>
17 & 18 September 2009 – Risky Business 2009. Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. Supported by the CHFG.
Find out more information here >>
22 April 2009 – Seventh Meeting of the CHFG. Held at DH, Wellington House.
Read the minutes of the meeting >>
20 March 2009 – Third Meeting of the CHFG sub-group on ’HF Training‘. Hosted at North Marston School, Buckinghamshire.
Read the minutes of the meeting >>
19 March 2009 – Second Meeting of the CHFG sub-group on ’HF Training‘. Hosted at North Marston School, Buckinghamshire.
Read the minutes of the meeting >>
8 January 2009 – Sixth Meeting of the CHFG. Hosted by Imperial College at St Mary’s in London.
Read the minutes of the meeting >>
8 October 2008 – Fifth Meeting of the CHFG. Hosted at the AfPP Conference, Harrogate.
Read the minutes of the meeting >>
6–9 October 2008 – AfPP 44th Annual Congress & Exhibition, Patient Safety Focus in support of the Clinical Human Factors Group, Harrogate.
22 September 2008 – CHFG’s written evidence presented to the Parliamentary Health Committee.
Read here >>
13 June 2008 – Fourth Meeting of the CHFG. Hosted at the NPSA, London.
Read the minutes of the meeting >>
24 April 2008 – First Meeting of the CHFG sub-group on ’HF Training‘. Hosted by the Royal College of Anaesthetists, London.
Read the minutes of the meeting >>
6 March 2008 – Third Meeting of the CHFG. Hosted and supported by the Healthcare Commision.
Read the minutes of the meeting >>
6 December 2007 – Second Meeting of the CHFG. Hosted and supported by the Healthcare Commision.
Read the minutes of the meeting >>
13 September 2007 – First Meeting of the CHFG. Supported and hosted by the National Clinical Governance Support Team.
Read the minutes of the meeting >>
8 June 2007 – Mini Seminar to agree the agenda and final terms of reference for the CHFG, and to start the process of sharing information on human factors in healthcare. Supported and hosted by the Directorate of Patient Safety and Investigations.
Read more >>
The Group aims to meet about four or five times per year.