Human Factors and Patient Safety for Senior Leaders
Leading by example is vital if we want Human Factors For Healthcare to become "business as usual" for our healthcare systems. This flexible 12 hour course provides senior leaders and healthcare executives the opportunity to increase their knowledge and explore the role they can play in implementing a Human Factors approach in their organisation.
Who is this course suitable for?
Suitable for all Healthcare Leaders, both clinical and non-clinical
Applicable to all departments and Multi-disciplinary teams
Course objectives
This course will:
Introduce the concept of Systems Thinking and Models of Safety; looking beyond the individual and the flawed concept of human error
Give you the knowledge and skills to set your people up to succeed
Explore the implications of Human Capabilities and Limitations on patient safety, and how systems can be designed to mitigate for these
Examine different models of safety; balancing compliance and flexibility within standardisation of safety processes
Demonstrate how to ensure a high level of risk reporting and effective dissemination of learning from incidents
Discuss a Just and Learning Culture, reducing the fear of blame
Look at how to embrace Transformational Leadership with lessons from Olympic Sport