Improvements to surgery procedures include greater communication among staff, rigid equipment inspection and a series of checklists adhered to in order to eliminate mistakes.

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Annan "will now take administrative measures" to tighten up procedures and ensure "that such lapses in assessment and communication" do not recur, his spokesman said.

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And we have procedures and policies in place to make sure that that kind of communication takes place all the time.

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