Thousands of junior doctors will start their new jobs today - a day which has been known as "black Wednesday" in the past because it has been linked to higher death rates among patients.
Studies have previously linked the first Wednesday in August, the day when freshly-qualified doctors arrive on hospital wards, to a rise in deaths.
This day also coincides with a changeover in the training schedules of junior medics who have already been working in the hospital.
Reports suggest that mortality rates rise by around 6% as new trainees start work and others change rotations.
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