It is really sad!
The question I ask is :
Is it not ideal to have a system to review the ABGs or any severely abnormal POCT results in the hospital , e.g in our LIMS authorisation lists and phone it through, regardless of the biochemicl knowledge of clinical teams, instead of worrying too much about phoning potassium at 6.2 or 6.3 mmol/L or sodium of 120 or 119 mmol/L.
Regards
Mehdi
This is a truly tragic case
The questions I ask are
1. Are Medical students getting adequate training in Acid/Base ?.
2. do we need to teach Acid/ Base to Consultants, as well as junior doctors and Medical students….? "
( see page 2 )
regards
Danielle
Dr Danielle B. Freedman MB BS, FRCPath,EuSpLM
Director
Pathology
Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS FT
Luton, LU4 0DZ
+441582 497212
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Subject: Re: Overdiagnosis of Negligence? The case of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba (ask the GMC for guidance on use of e-portfolio)
This just out from the BMJ is dynamite .....please enter your rapid responses on the BMJ website​. The most obvious question from all of this is this, why was Dr Bawa-Garba ever convicted?
I with others have drafted a letter to either the Sunday Times or Times, I will submit on Saturday morning, if you wish to add your name, go to https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/letter-to-the-media-re-gmc-and-dr-hadiza-bawa-garba.html
Regards
David
#LearnNotBlame
Dr David Nicholl
Consultant Neurologist & Honorary Senior Lecturer
City Hospital
Birmingham
B18 7QH
Tel +44 121 507 4588
Fax +44 121 507 5442