- Factual
- Health & Wellbeing
Phil Hammond explores human error in the medical profession.
Thousands of patients die each year because doctors and nurses, although technically skilled, are not alert to the risk of a potentially life-threatening mistake.
Airline pilot Martin Bromiley, whose wife was a victim of such an error, talks about his experience.
Contributors include health minister Lord Darzi, chief medical officer Liam Donaldson and American surgeon Atul Gawande.
A Ladbroke Radio production for BBC Radio 4
Updated: 2/16/2013
