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Occupational Health and Safety – NZ Reports 31 deaths on the job

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31 deaths on the job this year NZPA Thirty-one New Zealand men have died in on the job since the end of June, leaving families and loved ones behind. It is a number too high for Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson, who has asked for a report on those workplace fatalities. “It’s not acceptable that 31 [...]

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NHS medication errors double in two years

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Medication error is always on the list of the top ‘n’ risk for any healthcare institution. To read about NHS medication errors doubling in two years may seem to indicate that controlling or mitigating these risks have not worked somehow. But read on and the report noted that 96% of these errors resulted in no [...]

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