Junior doctors, nurses, other healthcare professionals and patients – tell us your experiences of changeover day
On Wednesday, thousands of newly qualified medical graduates start work in hospitals across the country. Research shows that the influx of inexperienced staff leads to a 6% rise in patient death rates during the month of August.
Two years ago, the NHS introduced a mentoring system to try to provide support to new doctors in an attempt to improve safety during August, the first Wednesday of which, when junior doctors traditionally start their new job, has been dubbed “Black Wednesday”.
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