In article <[log in to unmask]>,
Rowley Cottingham <[log in to unmask]> writes
> You
>only have something to fear if you have done something negligent.
>
Sadly that is not true
It is not just negligence that makes patients complain, go to the GMC or
try to sue
It is often greed fired by the chance of possibly persuading others
there was negligence with the benefit of the retrospectoscope - and
there are many other reasons too, of course
So a doctor can not only be innocent, but have gone 'the extra mile' for
a patient but then face triple/quadruple jeopardy
The original poster made a point which cannot be knocked down so easily
Rowley - is he covered by the hospital/MPS/DU for the costs of defending
his self?
And of course the financial cost is but one small part of the personal
trauma that a doctor suffers when accused of wrong doing - which, in my
opinion cannot be overstated but is so often completely ignored.
Doctors suffer at least as much punishment pre-'trial' as afterwards -
and there is no mechanism for compensation from a malicious complainant.
This is outrageous and in my opinion is contrary to any common sense
understanding of human rights
Cheers
--
Jel Coward
The UK Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician and Command Physician course
site has been updated - take a look for course dates in 2000!!
http://www.wildmedic.org
http://www.wemsi.org
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