Preliminary evaluation of the first ten years of an inter-professional human factors training programme for healthcare workers
Abstract
Preventable adverse events are a major course of morbidity and mortality in healthcare settings. Traditional attitudes to quality improvement have focused more on ‘perfectibility’ of healthcare workers rather than systemic factors that affect human performance among individuals and teams. It is well recognised that failures in paratechnical aspects of care delivery (e.g. communication and teamwork) are major contributors to medical adverse events.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Patient Safety and Medication Errors
Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Publication details
- Pages
- 225–226
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter