Sue Hignett
More holes than cheese. What prevents the delivery of effective, high quality and safe health care in England?
Hignett, Sue; Lang, Alexandra; Pickup, Laura; Ives, Christine; Fray, Mike; McKeown, Celine; Tapley, Sarah; Woodward, Matthew; Bowie, Paul
Authors
ALEXANDRA LANG Alexandra.Lang@nottingham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor
Laura Pickup
Christine Ives
Mike Fray
Celine McKeown
Sarah Tapley
Matthew Woodward
Paul Bowie
Abstract
What prevents the delivery of effective, high quality and safe health care in the National Health Service (NHS) in England? This paper presents 760 challenges which 330 NHS staff reported as preventing the delivery of effective, high quality and safe care. Some problems have been known for over 25 years (staff shortages, finance and patient complexity) but other challenges raise questions about the commitment of the NHS to patient and staff safety. For example, Organisational Culture leading to ‘stifling bureaucracy’, ‘odds stacked against smooth […] working’ and Workload resulting in ‘firefighting daily’ and ‘perpetual crisis mode’. The role of Human Factors/Ergonomics professional input (engagement with safety scientists) is discussed in the context of success stories and examples of Human Factors Integration from other safety critical industries (Defence, Nuclear and Rail).
Practitioner Summary: 760 challenges to the quality, effectiveness and safety of health care were identified at Human Factors/Ergonomics taster workshops in England. These are used to challenge health care providers to think about a Human Factors Integration (HFI systems) approach for safety, well-being and performance for all people involved in providing and receiving health care.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 2, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 20, 2016 |
Publication Date | Jan 2, 2018 |
Deposit Date | May 21, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | May 27, 2020 |
Journal | Ergonomics |
Print ISSN | 0014-0139 |
Electronic ISSN | 1366-5847 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 61 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 5-14 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2016.1245446 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4482217 |
Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00140139.2016.1245446 |
Additional Information | Peer Review Statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope.; Aim & Scope: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=terg20 |
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