ABOUT chfg

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.
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If you would like to know more about the science behind human factors, visit our Human factors theory page >>

MANIFESTO

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. Read more >>

GET INVOLVED

We would be delighted to hear from you, so please get involved by either subscribing to our mailing list to recieved regular email updates or by emailing us at info@chfg.org. We would love to have your support and hear your stories.

ENEWS ARCHIVE

Useful Links

Aberdeen University Industrial Psychology Research Centre >>

Aberdeen University Patient Safety Research Group >>

Association for Perioperative Practice >>

Atrainability – Human Factors Training >>

Cognitive Technologies Laboratory – Research into cognition and work to improve safety >>

Critical Team Performance >>

The Empowered Patient Coalition >>

Harvard Medical School >>

Health and Safety Laboratory >>

Health Care Technical Group of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HCTG) >>

Healthcare Team Training, LLC – A patient safety management and training company that specialises in team performance for healthcare organisations >>

ISoP – Home of the ISoP Pharmaceutical HF Group led by Dr Brian Edwards  >>

Patient Safety in Surgery >>

Quality, Reliability, Safety and Teamwork Unit at the Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford >>

The Royal Aeronautical Society Human Factors Group >>

Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh Patient Safety Board  >>

Scottish Patient Safety Research Network >>

Society for Education in Anaesthesia, UK >>

TeamSTEPPS – Strategies and Tools to Ensure Performance and Patient Safety >>

Terema – Team Resource Management >>