American fighter pilots could soon be training NHS nurses to deal with stressful situations and reduce mistakes.
The pilots have already trained US medical staff on how to deal with stress and improve teamwork.
Nursing Standard magazine says the company LifeWings Partners, set up by ex-fighter pilots, is in talks with several NHS trusts with a view to bringing the training programme to the UK.
Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Memphis managed to reduce the number of treatment errors and increase its retention rate for nurses by over 30% after using the training to improve communication between nurses and doctors in an intensive care unit.
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