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Author:   Charles Vincent ,  Maeve Ennis ,  Robert Audley ,  Robert Audley (Head of Psychology and Vice-Provost, University College London, London)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.574kg
ISBN:  

9780192622891

ISBN 10:   0192622897
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   01 October 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Understanding accidents: the human factor in medical accidents, James T. Reason; the study of errors and accidents in medicine, Charles Vincent. Part 2 Clinician's perspectives: errors and accidents in obstetrics, James O. Drife; errors and accidents in surgery, John H. Scurr; errors and accidents in anaesthetics, Michael Wilson. Part 3 Emerging themes: selecting and educating safer doctors, Chris McManus and Charles Vincent; the training of junior doctors, Maeve Ennis; would decision analysis eliminate medical accidents?, Jack, A. Dowie; stress, psychological problems and clinical performance, Jenny Firth-Cozens. Part 4 Effects on patients, doctors and the practice of medicine: recovering from a medical accident - the consequences for patients and their families, Charles Vincent and Ian Robertson; the effect of accidents and litigation on doctors, Maeve Ennis and Gedis Grudzinskas. Part 5 Compensation and accountability; compensation and accountability - the present system, Christopher Orr; compensation for medical injury - a review of policy options, Paul Fenn; accountability, Arnold Simanowitz. Part 6 Overview: safety in medicine, Charles Vincent et al.

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