The WHO checklist: a global tool to prevent errors in surgery.
In this article, we welcome the adoption of the WHO surgical checklist to prevent errors in surgical practice. We highlight the scale of the problem and discuss the adoption of this tool in the UK.
Panesar
Sukhmeet S
SS
National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), Patient Safety Division, 4-8 Maple Street, London, W1T 5HD, UK. sukhmeet.panesar@imperial.ac.uk.
Cleary
Kevin
K
Sheikh
Aziz
A
Donaldson
Liam
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