Online reporting form

CORESS is an independent, registered charity (charity number 1134175) which exists to provide a safety information service to and on behalf of the surgical community. CORESS does not possess any executive power granted by stature or otherwise. The Freedom of Information Act therefore does not apply to CORESS.

Any surgeon or surgical trainee, irrespective of specialty, can submit reports in confidence. We would like to encourage all to report incidents of actual or near harm, as well as near misses, where there are lessons from which the whole community can learn. Every submission is treated in the strictest confidence and when published will never contain any clues as to its origin. Before submitting a report, please click here to read online the Terms of Use.

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Account of Incident*

Main Causative Factors*

In my opinion, the main causative factors were/are as follows:

Causative Factor - 1

Causative Factor - 2

Causative Factor - 3

Lessons Learned *

Date and time of incident

Date:

Time:

Personal Details

Your Name

Address for correspondence including post code:

Preferred contact telephone number:

Your Email Address

Your Position*

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Category of patient

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