Professor SARAH SHARPLES's Outputs (2)

The impact of an electronic patient bedside observation and handover system on clinical practice: mixed-methods evaluation (2019)
Journal Article
Lang, A., Simmonds, M., Pinchin, J., Sharples, S., Dunn, L., Clarke, S., Bennett, O., Wood, S., & Swinscoe, C. (2019). The impact of an electronic patient bedside observation and handover system on clinical practice: mixed-methods evaluation. JMIR Medical Informatics, 7(1), Article e11678. https://doi.org/10.2196/11678

Background: Patient safety literature has long reported the need for early recognition of deteriorating patients. Early warning scores (EWSs) are commonly implemented as “track and trigger,” or rapid response systems for monitoring and early recognit... Read More about The impact of an electronic patient bedside observation and handover system on clinical practice: mixed-methods evaluation.

The dichotomy of the application of a systems approach in UK healthcare: the challenges and priorities for implementation (2017)
Journal Article
Pickup, L., Lang, A., Atkinson, S., & Sharples, S. (in press). The dichotomy of the application of a systems approach in UK healthcare: the challenges and priorities for implementation. Ergonomics, 61(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2017.1306632

There is increasing demand for a systems approach within national healthcare guidelines to provide a systematic and sustainable framework for improvements in patient safety. Supported by this is the growing body of evidence within Human Factors/Ergon... Read More about The dichotomy of the application of a systems approach in UK healthcare: the challenges and priorities for implementation.