TY - JOUR
AU - Huang, A
AB - Abstract The Editors welcome topical correspondence from readers relating to articles published in the Journal. Responses can be sent electronically via the BJS website (www.bjs.co.uk) or by post. All letters will be reviewed and, if approved, appear on the website. A selection of these will be edited and published in the Journal. Letters must be no more than 250 words in length. Letters submitted by post should be typed on A4-sized paper in double spacing and should be accompanied by a disk. Sir This editorial highlights the importance of creating a no-blame culture within healthcare to encourage the reporting of errors and near misses, so that others may learn and avoid them. The national reporting and learning system (NRLS) was launched earlier this year by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) for this precise purpose. It aims to identify patterns of mistakes made in the NHS and develop practical solutions to be applied locally. These are laudable aims but many surgical errors are in fact due to systematic failures, e.g. inadequate resources and staffing, rather than an individual's mistakes. At a time when more doctors are being suspended than ever, and often inappropriately1, it will take a huge culture change from the NHS management before individuals will report adverse incidents in earnest. References 1 The management of suspensions of clinical staff in NHS hospital and ambulance Trusts in England . London : Stationery Office : 2003 . Google Scholar Google Preview OpenURL Placeholder Text WorldCat COPAC Copyright © 2004 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model) Copyright © 2004 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
TI - Letter 1: Safety lessons taken from the airlines (Br J Surg 2004; 91: 393–394)
JO - British Journal of Surgery
DO - 10.1002/bjs.4765
DA - 2004-06-17
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/letter-1-safety-lessons-taken-from-the-airlines-br-j-surg-2004-91-393-JiP4sHD4y9
SP - 896
EP - 896
VL - 91
IS - 7
DP - DeepDyve
ER -