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Risk Watch Volume 9, Issue 2

Summary

Risk Watch Newsletter aims to improve patient safety by sharing an awareness of factors that contribute to adverse events and the recommendations made to reduce the likelihood of recurrence. In this issue: Infection risk in theatre - Incorrect side surgery – near miss - Lessons from the trauma case review group - Informal communication channels delayed appropriate care of a major trauma patient - Working with the suicidal person - Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare.

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