title: Close encounters.
abstract: IN THE November issue of Nursing Management, airline pilot Chris Mann asked: 'Safety Culture? What safety culture?' ( Mann 2004 ). His paper summarises the training undertaken in the aviation industry particularly in relation to human factors, in recognition of their part in aviation safety. He posed the following questions of the NHS.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, and head of healthcare governance at West Midlands South Strategic Health Authority.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Terema Limited.
authors.forename: Captain Phil
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Higton
authors.affiliation: Of nursing at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Scholefield