THE INDEPENDENT: More than 1m people think avoidable GP and dentist errors in the past year have harmed them

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As many as one-and-a-half million people in Britain believe that they have been harmed by avoidable mistakes or failings at their GP practice, dentist, or walk in centre in the past year, a study has found.

This could be as high as 3 million people when avoidable “near misses” are included, and these changes can have a lasting impact on the trust patients have in using these services in the future.

Period14 Jun 2018

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  • TitleMore than 1m people think avoidable GP and dentist errors in the past year have harmed them
    Media name/outletThe Independent
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date14/06/18
    DescriptionAs many as one-and-a-half million people in Britain believe that they have been harmed by avoidable mistakes or failings at their GP practice, dentist, or walk in centre in the past year, a study has found.

    This could be as high as 3 million people when avoidable “near misses” are included, and these changes can have a lasting impact on the trust patients have in using these services in the future.
    URLhttps://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/media/search.html?ordering=clippingOrderByDate&descending=true
    PersonsSusan Jill Stocks, Aneez Esmail
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  • medical errors