Human factors and ergonomics Mark Sujan and Laura Pickup

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sujan, Mark-Alexander, author.

Pickup, Laura, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements of improving quality and safety in healthcare

Cambridge elements. Elements of improving quality and safety in healthcare 2754-2912

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) is a discipline concerned with designing interactions in sociotechnical systems to improve both system performance and human well-being. This Element introduces the core principles of HFE, tracing its development from multidisciplinary efforts to solve practical problems in military operations during the Second World War to its current application in healthcare improvement. The Element acknowledges the growing role of HFE in areas such as the design of the physical environment, medical device design, learning from patient safety incidents, and safety investigations. A critical reflection highlights persistent challenges, including conceptual ambiguity, structural and practical barriers to HFE integration, and the need both for a stronger evidence base and a compelling business case. The Element concludes by identifying future priorities for advancing HFE in healthcare, including continuing professional development and career pathways, embedding HFE in regulation and policy, and adopting evaluation approaches suited to complex systems"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

What do we mean by human factors and ergonomics?

Human factors and ergonomics in action

Critical reflection on human factors and ergonomics as an approach to healthcare improvement

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 8, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Sujan, Mark-Alexander Human factors and ergonomics

ISBN:

1047755998

9781047755993

OCLC:

1582391745

Access Restriction:

Some versions Open access versions available from some providers open access