Current debate on cases like #BawaGarba, #simonbramhall and the subsequent piece by Henry Marsh is truly enlightening. The divide between what patients and clinicians regards as acceptable has never been more obvious, (or more terrifying for informed patients).
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Yes. And yet so many families have stated they just want some honesty and the chance to make sure mistakes are not made again and again.
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Nail. Head. x
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It is also not always a hierarchy. It can be peer loyalty that replaces patient advocacy.
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True. Plus the alternative of telling the truth tends to have career ending consequences. Then how does one pay off one's £50k+ student loans? Silence is bought before they even see a patient.
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Brand loyalty seems to be everything. When it gets to court they will sacrifice one person though.
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Happening to us now. Only one consultant put in a statement for court. No shared responsibility for failure now.
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Is that right? What is it do you think; damage limitation? Funny how joint enterprise only applies in certain circumstances...
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He is also retiring early this month and court case is in the Spring. Wonder if he gets a pay off and gag.
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Not me
@C7RKY@willcpowell are in for the long haul. I don't care if it was King or Queen who wronged me, I'll have the murdering Dr Bar-steward one day. "Where there's a@willcpowell there's a way". -
Only the most determined, most persistent (and often most traumatised) tend to keep going Bill. But there's a growing group of us. Knowing we're not alone helps, I think.
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Only a private GP suggested I seek PTSD help because I can't tell my NHS GP the root cause of extra seizures are caused by unresolved grief & prolonged case of Stephanie's wrongful death. The same GP who missed Steph's 1st PE presc me Tramadol pain relief contraindicated wth AED
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Sorry Bill. :( Tramadol is pretty much bad news all round, from what I can see. Best avoided regardless.https://twitter.com/davidjuurlink/status/921768456114135040 …
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To protect my pharmacist I've edited his name. The second drug chart of Tramadol, with MST, Oramorph, Fenbufen, Diclofenac was one of FIVE pain killers given to Stephanie in her last week before the syringe of Morphine, Midazolam & Cyclizine to term sed her. Murder by Morphinepic.twitter.com/DSV8hjF2hu
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