In article <[log in to unmask]>,
Rowley Cottingham <[log in to unmask]> writes
>You do as ever make a good point, Jel. I reiterate -can you show that a
>successful case has been brought in the UK under
>these circumstances?
No I can't - apols if I gave the impression that I could or that I
thought there was one.
>
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>Perhaps there are two approaches. The first is to suffer agony and assume that
>there must be some substance. The
>second (easy for me to say as someone who thankfully has not yet been sued) is
>for the profession to start behaving as
>they do in the States and accepting prosecutions as a part of professional life.
>I loathe the day dawning when that is
>possible, but I wonder how far off it is.
>
I think the latter will be/is the case. One of the problems we all
face in addition to the stress of this is the lack of time. If the gov
wish the legal system to operate in this way then they (along with all
the beefed up and protracted complaints systems) then they have to start
allowing time in our contracts for us to deal with it
It is standard practice for doctors and nurses to sort out these
problems in their own time (in my experience, but I have been out of big
hospital medicine for a while). If a nurse or a doctor has to write a
report on an incident, or speak to their defence organisation or
whatever then this should be done in NHS time IMHO
Does anyone disagree? Does anyone know if the BMA has done/is doing
anything about this?
Sorry if the listowner feels this is off topic.....but I would
add....none of this is an 'accident' but it is an 'emergency' and sadly
it is not just 'academic' ;-)
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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