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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Culture of safety
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We welcome Singer and colleague’s contribution to developing the concept of a safety culture.1 Policy makers, managers, and clinicians are slowly realising that patient safety will not be improved solely by counting adverse events or by introducing technical innovations. History tells us that, when these initiatives are evaluated, the results will probably show a marginal impact on patient safety and one that is likely to be poorly sustained. In order to …