Medical errors: What next?

Errors occur in neonatal and paediatric medicine, as in any other medical specialty. There has been extensive work on human factors and, of late, more emphasis placed on the benefits of compassionate leadership in minimising medical errors. In sharing the story of a medical error made by one of the authors we aim to encourage others who may have been involved in a medical error to recover from the emotions associated with it and to learn valuable lessons from it.

Dr Dyanne Ifeoma Imo-Ivoke
Future Leaders Fellow, NHS England, Yorkshire and Humber

Dr Ugochinyere A. Uguru
Trust Grade, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Kay Tyerman
Head of School, Paediatrics, NHS England Yorkshire and Humber