Research output per year
Research output per year
After my bachelor's degree I joined a research and development company, working on systems engineering and human factors projects. I then trained in occupational psychology, followed by doctoral and postdoctoral research on patient safety. After further work in industry, I returned to full-time academic research in Manchester Pharmacy School and the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre. Until April 2025, I held the role of Lecturer in Patient Safety, based in the School of Health Sciences.
My main research area is ergonomics and human factors in healthcare. My interest within this area is fairly broad, but I mostly look at:
I also carry out research on the related theme of healthcare risk management. In particular:
Patient safety
Leadership, motivation and wellbeing at work
Research and evaluation methods
British Psychological Society: Chartered Member; Associate Fellow
Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors: Registered Member
Health and Care Professions Council: Registered Psychologist
Higher Education Agency: Fellow
BSc (Hons) Human Psychology, Aston University, 2001
MSc Applied Psychology, Cranfield University, 2005
PhD, The University of Manchester, 2008
PgCert Higher Education, The University of Manchester, 2017
Current projects:
Previous projects, with a link to the full text of the thesis where available, are listed in the "Supervised work" tab.
I am on the editorial board for Ergonomics and the PH/9 committee of the British Standards Institution.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sutherland, A. (PI), Ashcroft, D. (CoI) & Phipps, D. (CoI)
1/09/18 → 31/08/23
Project: Research
Panagioti, M. (PI), Ashcroft, D. (CoI), Bower, P. (CoI), Keers, R. (CoI) & Phipps, D. (CoI)
6/12/16 → 31/05/18
Project: Research
Phipps, D. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Sellers, A. (Trainer), Lewis, P. (Academic founder), Riste, L. (Academic founder), Phipps, D. (Academic founder), Barnes, E. (Trainer) & Ashcroft, D. (Academic founder)
Activity: Consultancy, spin-outs, CPD & licensing › CPD delivery › Research
Sutherland, A. (Creator), Phipps, D. (Contributor), Grant, S. (Contributor), Hughes, J. (Contributor), Tomlin, S. (Contributor) & Ashcroft, D. (Supervisor), University of Manchester Figshare, 3 Jan 2024
DOI: 10.48420/24925329
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