Commentary Practising safely in the foundation years. Citation Text: Long SJ, Neale G, Vincent CA. Practising safely in the foundation years. BMJ. 2009;338:b1046. doi:10.1136/bmj.b1046. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL April 22, 2009 Long SJ, Neale G, Vincent CA. BMJ. 2009;338:b1046. View more articles from the same authors. Through case scenarios, this commentary examines adverse events involving junior doctors and describes strategies to both educate and engage trainees in improving patient safety. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Long SJ, Neale G, Vincent CA. Practising safely in the foundation years. BMJ. 2009;338:b1046. doi:10.1136/bmj.b1046. 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