Patient safety and human factors: index to tools and interventions used in this resource

Here is a list of tools and interventions currently described in this resource. We plan to add to this list as the number of patient safety tools we refer to in this resource grows.

HSE Management Standards

The HSE guide on tackling work-related stress describes its Management Standards approach.
Find in: Action on stress and fatigue.

Manchester Patient Safety Assessment Framework - MaPSaF

This framework supports organisations reviewing their staff attitudes to ten dimensions of patient safety. It has been adapted for primary care and mental health settings.
Find in: Action on safety culture.

Patient Safety Leadership Walkrounds

These are structured visits where senior managers and board members can meet frontline staff as part of a cycle of improvement.
Find in: Action on leadership.

Root Cause Analysis

Offers a framework for reviewing patient safety incidents. It is a reactive analysis that aims to identify trends and system issues and supports process and system improvements.
Find in: Action on work environment.

SBAR

SBAR is a communication tool designed to support staff sharing clear, concise and focused information. SBAR stands for Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation.
Find in: Action on communication. 

Scrub Practitioners’ List of Intraoperative Non-Technical Skills – SPLINTS

Identifies cognitive and non-technical skills that could be used to design training programmes for scrub practitioners.
Find in:Action on teamwork.

SWIFT

SWIFT (Structured What-If Technique) is a systems-based risk identification technique that employs a workshop-based approach with participants addressing pre-developed guidewords or headings to examine risks and hazards at a system level.
Find in: Action on work environment.