The paper reviews the literature from 1986 on the management of those safety rules and
procedures which relate to the workplace level in organisations. It contrasts two different …

Methods: Our systematic literature review identified 2 groups of studies:(1) those comparing
the effectiveness of IRSs with other methods of error reporting and (2) those examining the …

Health care is everywhere under tremendous pressure with regard to efficiency, safety, and
economic viability-to say nothing of having to meet various political agendas-and has …

As the report demonstrates, the definition of safety is becoming more sophisticated in other
industries and in some areas of healthcare. The focus is moving from counting harms after …

It is widely known that intentional non-malevolent violations of safety procedures and norms
occur and evidence shows that safety violations can increase the risk of accidents. However …

In this paper we elaborate and articulate the need for what has been termed
'mesoergonomics'. In particular, we argue that the concept has the potential to bridge the …

In this collection we revisit the enduring phenomenon of uncertainty in health care, and
demonstrate how it still offers coherence and significance as an analytic concept. Through …

Healthcare systems are under stress as never before. An ageing population, increasing
complexity and comorbidities, continual innovation, the ambition to allow unfettered access …

Purpose Diabetic foot ulcers afflict a quarter of type‐2 diabetes mellitus patients and are
associated with higher mortality rates among people with diabetes. Routine primary and …

Healthcare organisations use policies and guidelines to standardise and clarify care and
improve efficiency, productivity, and safety. But Jane Carthey and colleagues are concerned …