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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
12 December 2019
What happens when medical treatment hurts a bit more than it should?
I have just finished reading Adam Kay’s brilliant memoir “This is Going to Hurt”. Adam was a junior doctor who specialised on obstetrics, and his book is very funny, and very moving. He talks about the physical and emotional exhaustion, and the terrible responsibility of knowing that although obstetrics is mostly about safe outcomes for both mum and baby, there will inevitably be some cases that result in catastrophe such as maternal death, or children with cerebral palsy.
12 December 2019
Coronation Street delves into the legal problems of the GP Good Samaritan
Coronation Street character Dr Ali Neeson recently found himself facing a clinical negligence claim following his failure to diagnose appendicitis.
3 December 2019
Unequal healthcare for patients with learning disabilities
BBC News recently featured a video highlighting one family’s struggle to ensure that the avoidable death of their loved one, Paul Ridd, never happens again. Paul Ridd’s death in 2009 at Swansea’s Morriston Hospital was found by an inquest to have been contributed to by the hospital’s neglect.
25 November 2019
Still waiting in A&E…
Last year I wrote a blog about my experience in A&E and explored the government’s national A&E target to admit and/or treat 95% of patients within 4 hours . I was shocked to see how far the target was missed, and a year later, I’m getting a sense of Déjà vu….
20 November 2019
Genetic testing and pregnancy
The Times yesterday reported on a clinical negligence claim, currently being heard in the High Court, in which a central issue relates to whether or not there is an obligation to tell a pregnant patient that a relative has been diagnosed with a genetic disorder.