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Serious and Sentinel Events in New Zealand Hospitals 2008–2009

16 Nov 2021

In this year three in 10,000 admissions to DHBs involved a potentially preventable serious or sentinel event. Of these 39 percent were a result of a clinical mismanagement problem


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Published: 16 Nov 2021 Modified: 16 Nov 2021