A dose of surgical spirit

摘要

The management of training within the NHS is not perfect by any means but evidence suggests that the organisation is making strides to improve it. Implementation of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act has focused the minds of many, and has provided an ideal opportunity for boards to revisit their strategies and policies to ensure they are compliant. This should be an ongoing process and training should also be a key component of ensuring that safety is recognised as a major responsibility of everyone who works in the Service. The NHS may not yet be the exemplar that successive governments have challenged it to be, but it is a lot nearer to that goal than it was 20 years ago when it lost its Crown immunity.