Forum 2024

Registration for the 2024 Healthcare Fatigue Forum is open
The Healthcare Fatigue Forum brings together experts and interested parties in the field of healthcare fatigue to learn, develop and implement fatigue risk management in health and social care professions.

Building on the successful, Fight Fatigue campaign and the global FRMS Forum, the Healthcare Fatigue Forum provides the opportunity to discuss the issues of fatigue in healthcare, learn from the experiences of other industries where fatigue risk management solutions are used, and participate in setting future strategies.

The Forum aims to create a collaboration to enhance the agenda for effective management of fatigue in health and social care to benefit the health and social care system, clinicians and patients.
The Healthcare Fatigue Forum will
“Expand our knowledge of the issues and challenges, learning from other industries and shaping a fatigue management systems approach”

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Annual Meeting

The Forum holds an annual meeting for attendees to hear about the latest developments, develop collaborations and network. The inaugural Healthcare Fatigue Forum was held in 2023 in Manchester. 

The next meeting will be held in Birmingham on 5th November 2024. 

You can find out about the event below

Resources

Fight Fatigue Toolbox

Association of Anaesthetists Toolbox to support NHS Workers and Organisations with their fatigue management

how much sleep do we need

Research Papers

Collation of research papers relating to fatigue and fatigue management

CIEHF White Paper

Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors White Paper on Fatigue Risk Management for Health and Social Care

EUPSF Fighting Fatigue Together

European Union Patient Safety Foundation Fighting Fatigue Together Campaign

Forum Management Committee

Dr Nancy Redfern

Consultant Anaesthetist and co-chaired the joint fatigue working group. Mentor at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.  Past Vice President Association of Anaesthetists.

Dr Emma Plunkett

Consultant Anaesthetist and co-chaired of the Association of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Fatigue Working Group.

Dr Laura Pickup

Head of Human Factors at Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust and formerly a senior investigator at HSSIB. Lead author of CIEHF White Paper on Fatigue Risk Management for Health and Social Care.

Simon Wickes

Commercial Director at FRMSc and Committee Member for the FRMS Forum for the aviation industry. Advised Transport for London, EBAA, NIHR and NHS Clinical Entrepreneur mentor programme.

Associated Organisations

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