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Confirmation bias? Or a quirk of Twitter? You decide...
Yesterday, at 11.11pm, Dr Phil Hammond sent out this tweet in all good faith. He had *accurately* quoted from a misworded GMC release.
#BawaGarbahttps://twitter.com/drphilhammond/status/959563788268777472 …
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John Clarke Retweeted Ben Pennington
Just 5 minutes later, at 11:11pm, Ben Pennington, a Media Relations Manager with GMC promptly replies to Dr Hammond, pointing out that there was a critical wording error in the release and steering him to an updated version.https://twitter.com/westcliffben/status/959565005929709568 …
John Clarke added,
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John Clarke Retweeted Dr Phil Hammond
Registered at the same time as Ben's tweet - 11:11pm, Dr Hammond then sends out an immediate clarification, having been made aware of the error. Why do I mention all this?https://twitter.com/drphilhammond/status/959564898442280960 …
John Clarke added,
Dr Phil HammondVerified account @drphilhammondAh. It appears that the chair of the GMC - or a member of his team - made a rudimentary error under enormous pressure, substituting the word 'unlikely' for 'likely' when rushing out a panicked email on a Friday evening. Let's learn lessons without blaming anyone https://twitter.com/drphilhammond/status/959563788268777472 …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
Well, now go and look at how many clinicians chose to RT Dr Hammond's original tweet in the 24hrs since, but NOT RT either of the subsequent clarifications. I stopped looking once I hit double figures...
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Replying to @C7RKY
First wrong message has 49 RTs. The clarification from Dr Hammond has >200 RTs. Seems likely to me that those who re-tweeted the wrong message also re-tweeted the clarification?
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Replying to @jim_crawfurd @C7RKY
But also, to RT you have to see the original tweets. The stream flows fast. We all miss a lot. Even if you RT correction to your followers they may not see. hey nonny-nonny.
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Replying to @NHSwhistleblowr @jim_crawfurd
John Clarke Retweeted John Clarke
That's a fair point. Hence my 'quirk of twitter' point in the first tweet. But this was just the easiest example to find. I've seen similar examples over recent days where it's been less excusable.https://twitter.com/c7rky/status/959162346122948608 …
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Replying to @C7RKY @jim_crawfurd
We all carry unconscious biases John. As individuals & groups. Our conversations hold up a mirror to our blind spots. We civilise each other. We have to learn to love each other.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @NHSwhistleblowr @jim_crawfurd
'We civilise each other' That's a great way of putting it. But do you know what's really sad? When I consider our own case, the only way I could find of doing that was to seek to have the doctor criminally prosecuted. Because absolutely nothing else I did made a jot of difference
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Replying to @C7RKY @jim_crawfurd
Understand. I'm pursuing CEOs who victimise WBs under FPPR. Via
@CareQualityComm@PHSOmbudsman@RobBehrens1884 Not for vengeance but to expose a dangerous culture.1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes
Likewise, I understand. It's not insignificant that we try everything else first. More serious action is what happens when being reasonable gets ignored. It's not rocket science. They could avoid it all without difficulty if candour was a reality.
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