Practising safely in the foundation years.

Susannah J. Long; Graham Neale; Charles A. Vincent

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Practising safely in the foundation years.

April 22, 2009

Long SJ, Neale G, Vincent CA. BMJ. 2009;338:b1046.

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Through case scenarios, this commentary examines adverse events involving junior doctors and describes strategies to both educate and engage trainees in improving patient safety.

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