Patient Safety, Human Factors and PSIRF Insights for Healthcare Organisations

Yesterday’s successful control may not protect tomorrow’s patient. Steve Franklin explores ergodicity, complex systems and Taleb’s risk principles, with practical implications for PSIRF, healthcare risk management and board assurance.

What healthcare can learn from safety-critical industries about evidence, human factors, independent challenge and proactive assurance before major change.

What can a disputed football goal teach us about patient safety and board governance? This article explores why measurable evidence is not always the complete picture, and why boards need to combine hard data with weak signals, staff experience and soft intelligence.