I saw it previously, though, sadly I couldn't access it.
I understand every word individually in your first tweet, but can't understand what you mean. Can you elaborate? And grossly negligent acts/omissions are still gross negligence, regardless of outcome. A resultant death adds manslaughter on the end of the consequence, imho.
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Ok. In our heads we have to get round the fact that a Dr can be convicted fro gross negligence whilst still being competent particularly if there were system issues which let them down and where their actions were not due to arrogance or maliciousness. The public's mindset is ..
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..negligence=incompetence without considering the wider picture of the system which contributed to Jack's death. There is a very strong natural underlying reaction where children are concerned which intensifies this dissonance.
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Indeed we have no way of knowing what Jack's chance of survival was in this instance, he had been ill for a while before being brought into hospital, had the antibiotics been used from the outset in a paediatric ICU
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Lets say I'm driving having had my eyes tested for cataracts and not been told to stop driving and the DVLA informed. True story, but thankfully this next bit didn't happen as I took myself off the road, but say had carried on driving and then had an accident
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For which I am prosecuted. £1000 minimum fine for defective eyesight. The Dr who had been assessing the development of my cataracts said they were"not ready for surgery" nor did they inform DVLA. I insisted on a referral, and they were very ready.
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Cataracts done and back on the road six months later driving competently, I trust. Two levels of competence, the system for not referring me and me for having an accident whilst my eyesight is impaired. The public might be alarmed nay horrified that this had happened, but......
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would not be unduly alarmed at me returning to the roads. OK the difference in magnitude is very clear, but the underlying principles are similar. Now in my case I realised I had been driving with my vision impaired and took myself off the road and avoided a £1000 fine.
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The level of negligence was the same even if the outcomes were different. Competence being predicated on outcomes. Within the NHS there is a massive problem with staffing and this is not the fault of the staff and we all recognise that errors of all sorts are bound to escalate.
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