#LearningfromDeaths @Jeremy_Hunt says individuals have professional code of conduct that should encourage candour. @willcpowell says legal duty should be on all individuals not just on trusts to close loopholes
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I’m horrified. Knew this happened, but I thought it was unacceptably dodgy behaviour. Didn’t realise that solicitors consider it good practice.
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When I met David Behan, I asked him if he knew what 'weeding & seeding' was. He acknowledged he was familiar with it instantly. It's a huge problem, which lawyers play no small part in, imho.
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What is weeding and seeding ? I’ve not heard of it before but I’m guessing I’m not gonna like what it means before you even tell me
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No, you won't like it. 1 Meet complainant, find out what they know/have 2 Consult with lawyers to determine best defence, using that knowledge gained 3 Consult medical records to weed out anything which contradicts the recommended defence & seed in anything required to support it
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Wow. Steps 1-3 I’ve been deeply suspicious happened to me. Now I have a name for it.
so it is a strategy used regularly. Appalling -
Indeed. There aren't many walks of life where in order to take legal action against someone, you have to ask the accused to hand you the evidence with which to do it. Cover-ups are literally guaranteed when it's so easy to do. Med record integrity affects everything else.
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Wonder if relative integrity of computerised GP records helps ppl?
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My main focus has been secondary care tbh, but I do think electronic audit trails help in general. Of course, that in turn means we have to fight NHS not to steal our most intimate GP data for their mega database without consent, but I prefer that battle of the 2.
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