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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Hospital surgical teams with more women improve patient recovery, study finds

Male and female surgeons
Sex diversity in the operating room ‘optimises staff performance’. Photograph: sturti/Getty Images

Hospital surgical teams that include more female doctors improve patient outcomes, lower the risk of serious complications and could in turn reduce healthcare costs, according to the world’s largest study of its kind.

Studies show diversity is important in business, finance, tech, education and the law not only for equity but for output. However, evidence supporting the value of sex diversity in healthcare teams has been limited.

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