I accept there may be some people out there who think she shouldn't have been convicted. My own stance is to be more open minded and get all the evidence available before making unjustified assertions.
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Having read Dr Cusack's interview - and I think he is a true hero for the work he has put in to remediate Hadiza - I think very deep questions need to be asked, especially with regards to expert witnesses.
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Overall we need to see the bigger picture here, beyond this one very sad case, on how to make care better and safer with the resources we have and protect patients AND health care professionals.
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Human factors input in healthcare is woeful. My own experience is that 'outsiders' really have no idea on the complexity of medical work and therefore HCPs are somewhat sceptical of the barrage of 'constructive criticism'.
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Most lay people I speak to don't know the difference between the terms GP, consultant, physician or surgeon. Some think GPs work for consultants, and that all consultants are surgeons.
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I think we have valuable lessons to learn from other industries outside medicine but we can't just absorb them into everyday practice without making sure they truly improve the art of looking after sick people!
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I hope that we can have a less retributive recourse and that we all learn valuable lessons and keep an open mind. We need to learn lessons that will make catastrophe less likely in the future.
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I hope you can see from my letter to Gordon that I'm trying to keep the dialogue constructive. You make some good points, PD - as I've come to expect of you. Avoiding a repeat of this situation should be the priority for us all.
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I did - and I'm glad both letters weren't kept private so we can all learn from them. Some very good points all round. There's no point sulking if someone has a different opinion. We have to find common ground for the greater good.
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Unfortunately, having just written "greater good", I can't stop thinking about Hot Fuzz...
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