Meanwhile we have to build a system in which doctors and others are able safely to admit their errors, to recognise near-misses, to talk about them and be open about them and in that way to enhance the idea of a safe system of care in a hospital.

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It can be difficult for an investor to admit to errors.

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But they have been slow to admit their own errors, not least delay and excessive austerity as the cure for excessive deficits.

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