Margaret McCartney: Should doctors go to patients’ funerals?
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2865
Abstract: Should doctors attend their patients’ funerals? Clearly, doctors clearly can’t go to the funeral of every patient they’ve treated. After all, death is common, working hours are short, and the opportunity cost is large. But… read more here.
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Margaret McCartney: Doctors and families must be able to work together for safer care
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k443
Abstract: A little boy, Jack Adcock, is dead. This is horrendous, and accounts of the background to the case clearly show mistakes and shortcomings that could and should have been avoided. But how? Jack’s treatment included… read more here.
Keywords: margaret mccartney; families must; able work; doctors families ... See more keywords