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What if handovers are dangerous in large part because the outgoing shift members are fatigued to the point of intoxication?
by cimmanom 8y ago
What if handovers are dangerous in large part because the outgoing shift members are fatigued to the point of intoxication?
- chrisseaton 8y agoTake this for example - from the Guardian, a very left-wing newspaper that is normally about as far from arguing for longer hours for works as you can possibly get. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/nov/05/nhs-confidential-patient-care-study https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/nov/05/nhs-confiden... > The report suggests the shorter working week is responsible for a lack of continuity in out-of-hours care > shortening rota hours had led to more shift changes between medical teams and greater chances for mistakes to occur > the early effects of the 48-hour European working time limit on surgeons and found that these new rotas had almost entirely removed adequate time for handover of sick patients Also think about this - those doctors who don't do handovers, such as a dermatologist doing out-patient clinics, don't work long hours. Hospitals only do it where clinically required.