Agree Shaun. Candour is basically very difficult in the current climate. And although number of medical manslaughter cases small it seems to be picking up inexorably. Difficult to be tried by non peers and difficult for public to have confidence if tried by peers.
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Replying to @trentconsultant @ShaunLintern and
I still think very low Mike. Sound 30 in last 30 years across all NHS. Compare that to other industries and extremely low. It feels like NHS staff believe they should be exempt from such charges as there is a higher risk. My perception is NHS staff believe they are untouchable
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Replying to @Allyncondon @trentconsultant and
Yep it is extremely low. Drs do need to see that and not over react - there is some hysteria going on. But at the same time this is a real example of a badly handled case which could make safety generally that much harder to achieve.
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Replying to @ShaunLintern @trentconsultant and
Not 100% sure of the facts but what made it badly handled?
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Replying to @Allyncondon @trentconsultant and
Few things...prosecution didnt allow evidence of trust investigation which exposed system issues. Used reflective training docs where she was candid against her & GMC seem to ignore consultant saw abnormal test results & tribunal view she was neither reckless or risk to other pts
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Replying to @ShaunLintern @Allyncondon and
Confess and get convictedhttp://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/9728723.Bradford_consultant_jailed_after_woman_dies_at_BRI/ …
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Replying to @PhyllisStein2 @ShaunLintern and
"The judge also described how Garg falsified Mrs Quinn's medical records in a deliberate attempt to cover his failures" > Confess? Perhaps later, but he clearly wasn't planning to confess when he tried to cover it up. Falsifying medical records is enough to warrant conviction.
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Replying to @C7RKY @PhyllisStein2 and
I think this is a great point John. It should be implemented that if a medical professional is caught covering/deleting/altering medical records then they should be struck off and convicted. There is no reason for it and there is only one reason it is done.
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Quite. And the law would agree. I understand I t's already a criminal offence. "If the records are altered deliberately to assist in a civil claim then the doctor or nurse is committing a criminal offence - attempting to pervert the course of justice."https://www.slatergordon.co.uk/media-centre/blog/2011/03/james-bell-clinical-negligence-fabricating-medical-records/ …
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Replying to @C7RKY @PhyllisStein2 and
This is another loophole I have stumbled across John. It can only be perverting the course of justice of criminal and not civil as in law the justice has to be criminal. In this case it may well be as gross negligence so attempt to avoid!
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Hmm. That was the case for us, because it involved disguising failure to adhere to consent limits - criminal assault, not just negligence. Always thought it was a standalone offence to fraudulently amend med records too though? Maybe I'm wrong there.
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