
DEVELOPING A SIMULATOR TO HELP JUNIOR DOCTORS
DEAL WITH NIGHT SHIFTS
Michael Brown
1
, Paul Syrysko
2
, Sarah Sharples
1
, Dominick Shaw
3
,
Ivan Le Jeune
3
, Evridiki Fioratou
1
& John Blakey
4
1
Human Factors Research Group, University of Nottingham, UK
2
Propheris Limited, Nottingham, UK
3
Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK
4
Research and Innovation, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Outside of the Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 of hospital operation a
skeleton staff of junior doctors, support workers, and nurses must
provide safe and timely care in hospitals. Junior doctors currently
receive little training to help them deal with the unique demands ...