UK's state-run health system, the NHS has introduced a shadow period for the junior doctors, during which they will work with senior doctors and learn to deal with the often stressful working environment.

The new shadow period for the junior doctors will recue the number of mistakes by the doctors and improve the quality of patient care at the NHS. NHS medical director professor Sir Bruce Keogh admitted that there is increased risk to patients because new doctors begin their service.

He said that the tests and other programmes have shown that introducing a shadow period could save lives. A new research by Dr Foster has shown that the mortality rates at some of the hospitals are highest over the weekend because most senior doctors are not available.

The latest announcement says that junior doctors will have to shadow at-least four days at their job in the NHS before they start working at the NHS. The new rule will be implemented across England during August at the time of the joining of new junior doctors.

During the shadow period, the new junior doctors will get the opportunity to meet the other staff and learn about the systems at the health unit.