Just a Cup of Tea – an Introduction to the SEIPS Framework.

Audiovisual Presentation

Just a Cup of Tea – an Introduction to the SEIPS Framework.

May 24, 2023

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Epsom, UK: National Health Service; March 21, 2023.

The Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) framework is an established human factors-based approach to designing care system improvements. This video introduces the concepts behind SEIPS and uses an everyday non-clinical activity to illustrate its use for a broad audience to identify problems.

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