Acting on Concerns: Your Professional Responsibility.

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Acting on Concerns: Your Professional Responsibility.

March 6, 2013

Shale S; The Royal College of Surgeons of England. London, UK: RCSENG Communications; 2013.

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This report details how clinicians can speak up and discuss concerns that may affect safety in surgical care.

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