Whilst the original volume focused on giving a broad brush overview of human factors, ‘Taking further steps’ is very much seen as a follow on volume. The resource shares practical experience of applying human factors in healthcare and provides more examples and case studies to demonstrate the implementation of human factors in healthcare.

This recognises that many healthcare organisations have made headway in implementing human factors, and there is a real demand for more information about the potential ways in which human factors methods can be applied to improve patient safety.