What drives the 'August effect'?: an observational study of the effect of junior doctor changeover on out of hours work

Objective: To investigate whether measurements of junior doctor on-call workload and performance can clarify the mechanisms underlying the increase in morbidity and mortality seen after junior doctor changeover: the ‘August effect’. Design: Quantitative retrospective observational study of routin...

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Main Authors: Blakey, John, Fearn, Andrew, Shaw, Dominick E.
Format: Article
Published: SAGE 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37864/