It’s time for the mandatory use of simulation and human factors in hospital design

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Dench, Brooke, Barwick, Stephanie and Barlow, Melanie Louise. (2020). It’s time for the mandatory use of simulation and human factors in hospital design. Australian Health Review. 44(4), pp. 547-549. https://doi.org/10.1071/AH19114

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Authors	Dench, Brooke, Barwick, Stephanie and Barlow, Melanie Louise
Abstract	Building a new healthcare facility is complex and poses challenges in delivering a facility that is fit for purpose and designed to minimise latent environmental and process errors. This article summarises what the disciplines of Human Factors/Ergonomics and Simulation can offer to the design and testing of new hospital builds. It argues the incorporation of both disciplines throughout the planning, design, commissioning and operations phases of the building project can minimise latent safety risks to promote patient safety and staff well-being across the building lifecycle. Future directions and policies should include incorporation of human factors design and mandatory process testing before opening.
Keywords	healthcare facility ; hospital; ergonomics; hospital design; human factor design; madatory process testing; simulation; building lifecycle
Year	01 Jan 2020
Journal	Australian Health Review
Journal citation	44 (4), pp. 547-549
Publisher	CSIRO Publishing
ISSN	0156-5788
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1071/AH19114
Web address (URL)	https://www.publish.csiro.au/AH/AH19114
Open access	Published as non-open access
Research or scholarly	Research
Page range	547-549
Publisher's version	License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled
Output status	Published
Online	30 Jun 2020
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Accepted	20 Oct 2019
Deposited	13 Jun 2024
Additional information	© AHHA 2020
Place of publication	Australia

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