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- Physicians become second victims, experiencing profound guilt, moral distress and isolation after adverse events, affecting clinical performance and wellbeing.
- Timely, compassionate peer and institutional support is essential to help clinicians process events, recover, and continue safe practice.
- Organisations must replace blame with transparency, learning and system improvement to protect patients and restore clinicians' confidence and purpose.
Int J Qual Health Care. 2026 May 26:mzag078. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzag078. Online ahead of print.
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PMID:42190113 | DOI:10.1093/intqhc/mzag078
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