Senior Associate
Tel: +44 (0)7812 173812
E-mail: jcdwest@yahoo.com
Jonathan West has a background in design and engineering, with a first degree in Mechanical Engineering at Birmingham University. Since completing his Masters in Industrial Design Engineering at the Royal College of Art in 2003, Jonathan has had an interest in medical design, a field in which he now works. He has since designed a powered paediatric wheelchair for Sunrise Medical, meeting user needs and designing a working prototype. Jonathan has worked in industry, and is currently at the Helen Hamlyn Centre. As a research associate, he has provided GlaxoSmithKline with design guidance on its pharmaceutical packs – directly influencing the European pack style. He is working on a new resuscitation trolley for the National Patient Safety Agency, which has won two Medical Futures Innovation Awards and is currently being finalised for manufacture. His research interests include design for patient safety and inclusive design, and he chaired a session at Include 2007 conference at the Royal College of Art.
West J & Coleman R. (2008) Protection in medication: embedding safer pack design in pharmaceutical supply chain priorities Improving Patient Safety Conference proceedings July 2008, Ergonomics Society, ISBN 978-0-9554225-2-2
Matthews E, West J, Halls S & Coleman R (2008) Closing the loop: taking evidence-based designs into manufacture Improving Patient Safety Conference proceedings July 2008, Ergonomics Society, ISBN 978-0-9554225-2-2
West J, Halls S, Coleman R & Lowe C (2008) Resus:station: breathing life back into resuscitation Improving Patient Safety Conference proceedings July 2008, Ergonomics Society, ISBN 978-0-9554225-2-2
Matthews E, Gheerawo R, West J (2008) Academia and industry: managing knowledge transfer to improve patient safety International Design Management Institute Education Conference proceedings April 2008
West J (2007) Resus:station; a redesign of the resuscitation trolley Bulletin of The Royal College of Anaesthetists, Issue 45 September 2007, 2301-2304
West J (2007) Resus:station; a redesign of the resuscitation trolley in Include2007, Royal College of Art, London
West J, Halls S Coleman R (2006) ‘Resuscitation Events: the design perspective’ in Resuscitation 69 (1) 56.
