Would relatives attending M&m help? Unless things have changed greatly, I think it’d be even more traumatising. They’re often vicious, ego-filled bearpits where people literally accuse each other of being unsalvagably incompetent killers. Every week.
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Replying to @DrAnneMurphy @lynn_laidlaw and
Yup. And we do this to hide the dark painful truth of medicine. That much of the time we are passive observers to the disease process. Our drugs and devices are often ineffective.
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Replying to @iceman_ex @lynn_laidlaw and
And the line between good care and blatent negligence is so thin, you normally can’t see it. All day, every day, dancing along an invisible boundary, guesstimating your way thru unresearched territory. A swamp of uncertainty. You sometimes see islands. And miss the mined areas.
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Replying to @DrAnneMurphy @iceman_ex and
Research has shown that people just want answers, to be told the truth and know that no other patient will be harmed. They resort to complaints/ litigation when that doesn't happen. Also need education on limitations of medical treatment.
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Replying to @lynn_laidlaw @DrAnneMurphy and
Research has also shown that physician rates of mental distress are approaching 50%. You are right. We all need to talk.
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Replying to @iceman_ex @DrAnneMurphy and
I worked for the NHS for over 20yrs, I have first hand knowledge of the points you are making and know how very difficult it is. Spend a week with me on the Helpline I am part of and see the other side. Both sides suffer.
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Replying to @lynn_laidlaw @DrAnneMurphy and
Then let’s share and stop people suffering. Too many physicians, patients, and families are suffering and dying for lack of an honest conversation. I’d love to spend time on the hotline.
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Replying to @iceman_ex @DrAnneMurphy and
I really hope this is a watershed moment for more understanding on both sides. Real candour but also understanding of human factors/ organisational failure. Both sides want better, safer care to protect both patients and staff.
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Replying to @lynn_laidlaw @iceman_ex and
Me too! Many people have waited years for a moment of this sort to arrive. The conversation finally has real meaning and is being taken seriously, rather than being dismissed with platitudes. We all have a responsibility to ensure the opportunity to improve things isn't lost now.
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Replying to @C7RKY @lynn_laidlaw and
It would be physically & intellectually impossible for one pilot to fly 2 planes It is physically possible for a paediatric registrar to care for 2 very ill children simultaneously but it is an intellectual impossibility & dangerous as was demonstrated in this tragic case
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It's also physically possible to be grossly negligent in your personal actions, regardless of the shortcomings of the environment you've been placed in. Let's not forget none of have that transcript yet, before we start deciding what this case does or doesn't demonstrate.
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Replying to @C7RKY @doctorcaldwell and
In a one day in 10 years kind of way
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That results in avoidable harm or death.
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