Lauren Morgan nearly had a career in aeronautical engineering, however, a chance conversation led her into Human Factors. The passion that Lauren has for HF is clear as she talks about her work in academia, NHS organisations and running her own

Laura Pickup - Health, Rail and back to Health!

Apr 5th, 2024 44m 24s

Laura Pickup started life as a Physiotherapist before discovering the world of Human Factors. Following a PhD in HF, Laura entered the world of rail where she gained a number of valuable years of experience before returning to healthcare. Res

Paul Stretton from Construction to Healthcare

Mar 22nd, 2024 59m 7s

Paul Stretton is an academic, a trainer, author and speaker. He has a wealth of experience working in high risk industries and is a specialist in applying complexity science and new views of safety to shape organisation culture and performance

Evi Carman and Guilia Miles – Not one but two HF Specialists in an NHS Trust!

Mar 8th, 2024 59m 36s

Evi Carman and Guilia Miles work together as Human Factors Specialists at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. They are one of the very few NHS Trusts in the UK to have more than one HF Specialist. They talk about the work they get involv

Tracey Herlihey - Applying Human Factors to Patient Safety

Feb 23rd, 2024 51m 50s

Tracey Herlihey is Head of Patient Safety Incident Response Policy at NHS England. She talks to Fran Ives about her Human Factors career during which she has spent time in Canada, at Health Services Safety Investigation Body and her involvemen

Applying Human Factors to Equipment Design in Healthcare: Insights from a Senior Usability Designer

Jul 21st, 2023 49m 28s

Fran Ives talks to Jon Mason who is a Senior Usability Designer at Phillips and he talks about the application of Human Factors and Ergonomics into the design of range of equipment found both in homes and hospitals. Jon also gives some good ad

Clinicians in the thick of Human Factors

Jul 7th, 2023 1h 8m

In this episode, Fran Ives talks to Dr Neil Spenceley, Clinical Director, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow and Dr Carl Horsley an Intensivist working at Middlemore Hospital in Aukland, New Zealand. Neil and Carl talk about incorporating H

From Librarian and Healthcare Assistant to Human Factors Specialist

Jun 26th, 2023 58m 44s

In this episode, Fran Ives speaks to Jane Higgs and Siobhan Burns about their transition into Human Factors as a second career. Jane is currently a PhD student at Loughborough University and moved into Human Factors following a career as a lib

Exploring SEIPS with Professor Pascale Carayon

Jun 9th, 2023 56m 56s

Fran Ives speaks with Pascale Carayon, a Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Pascale talks about her vision for the SEIPS (System Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety) framework, which sh

Human Factors across the Atlantic

May 26th, 2023 1h 11m

Fran welcomes Ken Catchpole to the podcast to discuss the differences between the American and British healthcare systems and their effects on healthcare Human Factors. Ken has made an interesting journey from Human Factors consultancy in the U

Discovering the Field of Human Factors: A Conversation with Chartered HF Specialist, Steve Tipper

May 12th, 2023 51m 17s

In this episode of All Systems Ergo, Chartered Human Factors Specialist Fran Ives speaks to Steve Tipper, a Chartered Human Factors Specialist working in the Patient Safety Team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. The t

Exploring Healthcare Human Factors: Leveraging Experiences from Transportation to Improve Care

Apr 28th, 2023 53m 42s

In this first episode of All Systems Ergo, Fran Ives talks to Steve Shorrock, a Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Ergonomics and Human Factors Specialist who has experience in the transportation industry. Steve discusses why it is important

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