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Mark Johnston
@markjohnston71.bsky.social
Ergonomics (Human Factors) and Organisational Behaviour Specialist living in Scottish Borders and working for NHS Scotland

https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/21394/human-factors
Another avoidable death? No need to do an investigation to learn. Astonishing but sadly not a surprise Man who died from sepsis 'not treated urgently' www.bbc.com/news/article...
Homerton Hospital: Man who died from sepsis 'was not treated urgently'
William Hewes died after his meningitis, caused by a meningococcal infection, developed into sepsis.
www.bbc.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
24yrs after our bad maternity experience at Mid-Staffs same things keep happening? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NHS maternity care: What are the problems at the heart of its failures?
An inquest into the death of Ida Lock has shone light on repeat mistakes - and wider failures in certain hospitals across England
www.bbc.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Reposted by Mark Johnston
Heartbreaking to read the BBC article posted by @oaa-anaes.bsky.social below.

This simply should not still be happening.

If you work in #OBAnes, listen to women. If a woman says she’s in pain, believe her.

@rcoanews.bsky.social podcast on pain during CD here - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
March 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Reposted by Mark Johnston
Human factors is about designing equipment, processes, spaces and systems that make life better for people. But to keep the wheels turning, it can’t be applied in isolation, a systems approach ensures solutions don’t create new problems. Curious? Learn more: ergonomics.org.uk/learn/what-i...
March 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Interested in improving safety, performance and wellbeing through great design? A postgraduate degree in human factors could be your next step. Whatever your current background, you could fit brilliantly into existing teams of experts, so explore CIEHF-accredited courses here: buff.ly/6N5Xq38
March 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Feeling happy to have found my human factors tribe again after leaving the cesspool that X became 👍
February 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM