Patient Safety Board - Patient Safety Board Homepage

" Patient safety is an issue which concerns all those who care for patients and lies at the heart of medical practice. All surgeons have a primary responsibility to participate in established procedures and to develop new measures to improve patient safety: the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Patient Safety Committee is committed to improving standards through education and training and by supporting research into human factors which may prevent or mitigate patient harm."

Signature of Mr David Tolley, RCSEd President

Mr. David Tolley
President, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Patient Safety by Charles Vincent (2nd Edition)

The 2nd Edition of Patient Safety by Charles Vincent is now available. Click on the link or image above to purchase a copy.

Human Factors in Patient Safety: Review of Topics and Tools

The purpose of this guide is to provide an introduction to the concept of human factors in healthcare and provide suggestions of how its elements can be applied by individuals and teams working to improve patient safety. It aims to build awareness of the importance of human factors in making changes to improve patient safety.

The 'How to Guide' for Implementing Human Factors in Healthcare

This report was prepared for WHO Patient Safety’s Methods and Measuresfor Patient Safety Working Group. It provides a basic description of major topic areas relating to human factorsrelevant to patient safety, with some indication of possible tools that can beused in a healthcare workplace for measurement or training of these topics.

Patient Safety TV

A video series has been commissioned by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) containing experts from a variety of backgrounds and some of the world leaders in patient safety giving you an account of where hospital systems and individuals may be vulnerable.

Patient Safety by Charles Vincent (2nd Edition)

Human Factors in Patient Safety: Review of Topics and Tools

The 'How to Guide' for Implementing Human Factors in Healthcare

Patient Safety TV

Surgical Safety Checklist

Good Surgical Practice, 2008

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh endorses the WHO surgical checklist

Patient Safety in Surgery - Online Journal

APSIS report and podcast

Patient Safety Webcasts