Non-technical skills and legal awareness in UK surgical training: A potential strategy for reducing medical error and subsequent harm

Medical error and the potential subsequent harm caused to patients, relatives and healthcare professionals have been identified as a serious public health concern. Non-technical error has been implicated as a contributing cause in a significant number of adverse events. Modern surgical training in t...

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Published in:	Medico-legal journal Vol. 87; no. 2; pp. 83 - 84
Main Author:	Cameron, Andrew J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01-06-2019
Subjects:	Training strategies to avoid errors in treatment surgery non-technical errors
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Summary:	Medical error and the potential subsequent harm caused to patients, relatives and healthcare professionals have been identified as a serious public health concern. Non-technical error has been implicated as a contributing cause in a significant number of adverse events. Modern surgical training in the United Kingdom has evolved to include non-technical skills training to complement traditional technical training. The recognition of non-technical training as well as a renewed focus on legal learning outcomes during training may promote a culture of greater risk awareness and subsequent clinical risk reduction.
ISSN:	0025-8172 2042-1834
DOI:	10.1177/0025817219830273