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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Even 'competent' staff will not be capable of holding things together and therefore be safe if the system is crumbling.
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It would be wrong to allow them to not only carry the burden of the day , but to also carry the blame for errors and inevitable increased mortality as things deteriorate.
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Replying to @Alembisque @doctorcaldwell
I must say, my first impression of all that is that much of it is a re-hash of the case for the defence. A defence that failed to convince in court. In particular, GNM is about personal culpability *in all the circumstances*.
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Replying to @C7RKY @doctorcaldwell
Some information before the trial leads one to wonder if some aspects were not given full weight. The potential culpability of the consultant on call and at handover and the questions over the circumstances of setting set down her reflections. We, rely on partial information,
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This was my immediate reaction when I first learned of his involvement in January. I've no doubt she should not have been answerable alone, but I still don't accept it automatically follows that she herself is innocent as a result of that cover up.https://twitter.com/c7rky/status/956892985190383616?s=21 …
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