The OTJ September 2023
In depth coverage of this month’s surgical and anaesthetic news.
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Digital Edition Highlights:
Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) Report Warns of Alarming Increase in Transfusion Errors and Harm to Patients
Doctors Cut Waiting List for Breast Cancer Surgery Patients
Study Reveals Surgeons Need to Improve How they Communicate with Patients about New Procedures
University and NHS Join Forces to Deliver Life Support Training to Nursing Students
Imperial Professor Co-leads UKโs First Womb Transplant Operation
Patients Hail Robotic Surgery at Ysbyty Gwynedd
Nursesโ Intentions to Quit Increased During the Pandemic Despite their High Resilience
Calum – Operating Department Practitioner from the UK Working as an Anaesthetic Technician in Auckland, NZ

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