Well yeah, a handover after thirty hours at work would be incredibly dangerous.
That doesn't mean you should extend the shifts, quite the opposite. How can we get real data on work quality from well-rested doctors when the comparison is between thirty and thirty-four hour shifts?
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> Handover is clearly a time when errors or omissions in key information can have critical consequences. Statistics from the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death showed that in 13.5 per cent of cases where patients died within four days of admission, poor communication − between and within clinical teams − was an important issue contributing to the adverse outcomes.
That doesn't mean you should extend the shifts, quite the opposite. How can we get real data on work quality from well-rested doctors when the comparison is between thirty and thirty-four hour shifts?