Lessons learnt from incidents reported by postgraduate trainees in Dutch general practice. A prospective cohort study

Background There is an inherent tension between allowing trainees in general practice (GP) to feel comfortable to report and learn from errors in a blame-free environment while still assuring high-quality and safe patient care. Unfortunately, little is known about the types and potential severity of incidents that may confront GP trainees. Furthermore, incident reporting by resident trainees is hindered by their concern that such transparency might result in more negative performance evaluations. Objective To explore the number and nature of incidents that were reported by GP trainees and to d... Mehr ...