Graham wrote:
> On Sun, 31 May 1998 22:40:37 +0000
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> djp> Yes, I hope that they aren't in my 'defence union' [MPS].
> djp> Or should their defence union just say to them 'f### ##f', we don't
> djp> defend i###### ####s. Pay the settlements and costs yourself?
> djp> Why should our defence subs cover this kind of 'quality practice'!
> djp>
> djp> Dr David J Plews
>
> Oh come on, David. I *am* in your defence union, not that it matters I
> hope, but I feel you are opening Pandora's box and finding a can of worms
> and sundry other metaphors.
>
> While I do agree with your sentiments in this case, we pay defence subs
> to avoid being bankrupted by sins of comission *and* omission. To be
> charitable to the doctors concerned, I don't suppose they were
> deliberately trying to kill children. They may have had over-inflated
> views on their own competence, but they were not trying to make a quick
> buck for themselves, as far as I know. We have all, I am sure, made
> mistakes, and possibly glaring ones in the light of retrospection. This
> is *why* we pay subs in the first place.
>
We could be talking here about 100 plus cases (remember the GMC has
refused to look at some). £100K for each death, more for the brain
damaged children, = £10M plus :-(
Big hit on subs:-(
> Do you want the MPS to decide that your mistake (heaven forbid) was or
> was not deserving of cover?
>
Perhaps the external body checking up on us should be the defence
organisations.
Dr David J Plews
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