Table 1 Systems engineering initiative for patient safety (SEIPS) framework applied to medical imaging

Person

• Radiographer, radiologist, radiology nurse, hospital staff, student practitioner

• An individual’s education, skills and motivation

Organisation

• Structures external to an individual: MID regulations, policies, work schedules, hierarchy of supervision, and teamwork

• The safety culture of the hospital or MID, where safety culture can be defined as the perceived priority that safety holds in the face of other competing demands, such as cost containment, efficiency, and reducing length of procedures

Tools and technology

• The objects that individuals use: medical imaging equipment, beds, PPE

• An object’s usability, integration capabilities and maintenance requirements

Tasks

• Individual actions within the processes, such as performing medical imaging procedures, contrast administration, positioning and lifting a patient

• Difficulty of tasks and time pressures whilst undertaking tasks

Environment

• The physical environment: physical layout of the medical imaging rooms, available space, air quality, lighting, noise, temperature

• Work distractions and interruptions in MID