About the Authors
- Liam J. Donaldson
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* E-mail: l.donaldson@imperial.ac.uk
Affiliation Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Sukhmeet S. Panesar
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Affiliation Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Ara Darzi
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Affiliation Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
LJD was the Chairman of the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) (2010–2012) and is currently involved in the programme of research associated with the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS). He is also the World Health Organization's Patient Safety Envoy. AD is leading the programme of research which is based at Imperial College London. SSP is a former clinical adviser at the NPSA (2008–2010), then special adviser to LJD (2010–2012) and an academic clinical fellow at Imperial College London working for the NRLS research programme.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LJD SSP. Performed the experiments: LJD SSP AD. Analyzed the data: LJD SSP AD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LJD SSP AD. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: SSP. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: LJD AD. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: LJD SSP AD. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: LJD SSP AD.