Why patients need leaders: introducing a ward safety checklist.

Yogen Amin; Dave Grewcock; Steve Andrews; Aidan Halligan

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Why patients need leaders: introducing a ward safety checklist.

September 26, 2012

Amin Y, Grewcock D, Andrews S, et al. J R Soc Med. 2012;105(9):377-83.

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This commentary describes the design and implementation of a checklist to ensure daily monitoring of patients during multidisciplinary rounds along with barriers to its adoption.

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