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Study: Most patients helped, most of the time - Looking at safety in general practice
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Study: Most patients helped, most of the time - Looking at safety in general practice
Wednesday 29 September 2021, 03:15 AM

University of Otago
I think we should aim to avoid all preventable harms, but I think it is impossible to do that
Five preventable deaths were detected in a study of, Susan Dovey 2015, University of Otago researcher Susan Dovey says New Zealanders should feel reassured by the study’s findings on preventable harms experienced by patie
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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References
Leitch S, Dovey S, Cunningham W et al. Epidemiology of healthcare harm in New Zealand general practice: a retrospective records review study. BMJ Open 2021;11:e048316.