Diagnostic errors and harms in primary care: insights to action

Affiliations

¹ Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Gregory.Rubin@newcastle.ac.uk.
² Houston VA Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Editorial

Greg Rubin et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;30(12):930-932.

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012423. Epub 2021 May 31.

¹ Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Gregory.Rubin@newcastle.ac.uk.
² Houston VA Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: diagnostic errors; general practice; patient safety.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: GR is CanTest Chair, AM is a CanTest Associate.

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