Should doctors apologise to patients?

BMJ

London.

Published: June 2023

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Introduction And Objectives: Errors are common within healthcare, especially those involving the prescribing of medications. Open disclosure is a policy stating doctors should apologise for such errors, discussing them with the harmed parties. Many junior doctors take part in open disclosure without any formal training or experience, which can lead to failure of the apology, and increased patient/family frustration.

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Since the online publication of this article, the authors have noted an error in Table 1. The correct table is provided. The authors apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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