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Published Online March 2008

Near-misses and Missed Opportunities: Poor Patient Handover In General Surgery

Publication: The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Volume 90, Number 3

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Since the introduction of shift systems for junior doctors as part of the European Working Time Directive, different teams of doctors look after patients over the course of a day. This requires ro bust handover mechanisms to pass on inf ormation between differ ent teams of doctors to avoid misses and near-misses in patients' care. Modernising Medical Careers shortens the placements of doctors in foundation programmes in general surgery to four months compared with six-month placements as pre-registration house officers in the past. The reduction in working hours will therefore adv ersely aff ect exposur e and experience of junior doctors in general surg ery unless the learning potential of time spent at work is maximised.

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The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Volume 90Number 3March 2008
Pages: 96 - 98

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Published in print: March 2008
Published online: 16 June 2015

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Tokode, M
Department of General Surgery, Wes Wales General Hospital, Camarthen
Barthelmes, L
Department of General Surgery, Wes Wales General Hospital, Camarthe
O'Riordan, B
Department of General Surgery, Wes Wales General Hospital, Camarthe

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