@doctorcaldwell and predicting EOL, how accurate is that in the context of workload you have blogged about?
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Replying to @katemasters67
@katemasters67@doctorcaldwell Now that's the real issue for me - nobody wants futile treatment, but nobody wants to be 'written off' either7 replies 2 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @C7RKY
@C7RKY@doctorcaldwell quality of life and best interests I think they call it. Can't be decided without discussion.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @katemasters67
@katemasters67@doctorcaldwell Quality of life is relative to the individual. Hence why consent 'rules' say pt's decision needn't make sense1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @C7RKY
@C7RKY@doctorcaldwell so says Lady Hale,. End of para 50. http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tracey-approved.pdf …1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @katemasters67
@katemasters67@doctorcaldwell "It is for pt & not others to say that a life which the pt would regard as worthwhile is not worth living"4 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @C7RKY
@C7RKY@doctorcaldwell have never felt comfortable with the doctor deciding QOL and best interests without chance of discussion.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @katemasters67
@katemasters67@C7RKY I would say Doctors on swampy ground trying to assess QoL and use for decisions! Quantity of function of vital organs1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @doctorcaldwell
@doctorcaldwell@katemasters67 So what if 1 pt can cope better with poor organ function than another? Same organ, different QoL for each pt.4 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
@doctorcaldwell And that sounds a v reasonable thought process to me. I don't regard much of medicine as being 'scientific' tho, I'm afraid.
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