Can patient safety be improved by reducing the volume of “inappropriate prescribing tasks” handed over to out-of-hours junior doctors?

Samuel Martin Amis, Tobin Henry Edgar Osicki Department of Acute Internal Medicine, South Warwickshire Foundation Trust, Warwick, UK Background: First-year doctors found that during out-of-hours shifts they were being delayed and distracted from reviewing potentially sick/deteriorating pati...

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Main Authors: Amis SM, Osicki THE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2018-03-01
Series:International Journal of General Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/can-patient-safety-be-improved-by-reducing-the-volume-of-inappropriate-peer-reviewed-article-IJGM