Doctor fatigue: Are there lessons to be learnt from the aviation industry?

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By Daniel Pye

NHS staff are putting themselves and their patients at risk because they are working when extremely tired, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body has warned. Doctors.net.uk has looked at the existing guidelines for medical staff and compared with the aviation industry to see if any lessons can be learnt about how to manage the issue.

“Do I have the energy or the brain space or the mental space to even make a life changing decision for a patient at this point?”