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Avoiding Errors in General Practice

Kevin Barraclough

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Description for Avoiding Errors in General Practice Paperback. For Junior Doctors, GP Trainees, and all those involved in practice governance, this book offers the ultimate real-life guide to help tackle the professional and emotional challenges of life as a GP. Unlike other clinical management titles, this book identifies and explains the most common and important medical errors. Series: Avoiding Errors. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBD; MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 243 x 9. Weight in Grams: 400.

Some of the most important and best lessons in a doctor’s career are learnt from mistakes. However, an awareness of the common causes of medical errors and developing positive behaviours can reduce the risk of mistakes and litigation.

Written for Foundation Year doctors, trainees and general practitioners, and unlike any other clinical management title available, Avoiding Errors in General Practice identifies and explains the most common errors likely to occur in an outpatient setting - so that you won’t make them.

The first section in this brand new guide discusses the causes of errors in general practice. ... Read more

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Publisher

John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom

Number of pages

198

Format

Paperback

Publication date

2013

Series

Avoiding Errors

Condition

New

Weight

400g

Number of Pages

208

Place of Publication

Hoboken, United Kingdom

ISBN

9780470673577

SKU

V9780470673577

Shipping Time

Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days

Ref

99-50

About Kevin Barraclough

Kevin Barraclough is General Practitioner, Painswick Surgery, Painswick, Gloucestershire Jenny du Toit is General Practitioner, Painswick Surgery, Painswick, Gloucestershire Jeremy Budd is General Practitioner, East Quay Medical Centre, Bridgwater, Somerset Joseph E. Raine is Consultant Paediatrician, Whittington Hospital, London Kate Williams is Partner, RadcliffesLeBrasseur Solicitors, Leeds Jonathan Bonser is Consultant in ... Read more

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“My experience as an expert witness in clinical negligence cases, MPTS Panel chairman, medical adviser to a Public Inquiry and as a sometimes commissioned independent reporter on adverse incidents tells me that these are excellent books, valuable for all clinicians, not just those in high-risk specialties; and all NHS managers involved in maintaining or improving the quality of care. The ... Read morecase vignettes, alone, are useful source material for teaching medical trainees on what can go wrong and how to deal with it when it does.” (Harvey Marcovitch, Clinical Risk journal) “This is a tremendous exercise in critical thinking skills, i.e. the ability to think through differential diagnoses and longer-term consequences beyond the simple facts presented. This book has great learning value for young and midcareer clinicians to help them hone their diagnostic skills.” (Doody’s, 5 July 2013) "This excellent 182-page book is designed for general practitioners in their early years. It will be a very useful source for all involved in teaching and mentoring those in general practice, and should, I think, be compulsory reading for all practice managers. It is so packed with information, concepts and case studies written in decent English that I found it difficult to put down. The first section gives a resume of the law concerning breach of medical duty, including the Bolam test. Causation, damages and time limits for litigation are discussed. Protocols, guidelines and communications are considered followed by a heart felt appeal to learn from system failures. This is what I want practice managers to read. The next section looks at how an initial diagnosis is reached, and then refined. Avoiding being misled by first impressions by testing against a differential diagnosis, excluding diagnoses that must not be missed, considering non-fitting facts, and follow up review all help. Making arrangements to review the case if the illness does not follow the expected course can retrieve the situation, and a record of this can save a reputation. Communication is recognised as the core of safe practice. I like the simple concept “Ask yourself whether a colleague could work out from your notes the essential details of the consultation.” Then follows the real meat of the book. This consists of forty recent clinical cases, each demonstrating a particular mishap. These forty cases bring up 95% of causes of complaints against general practitioners. Each describes a case in a few well-chosen sentences, and asks the reader what they think, and might do next. For example, make a differential diagnosis, or perform further simple examinations. An expert opinion is then given on what good practice would involve. This is followed by a legal opinion of the case, including the likely range of damages or settlement. Some of the sums are unnerving! Each case takes up just two pages. The book ends with the various enquiries and courts that may be faced, and practical advice on addressing them. I sincerely hope that other practitioners and practice managers will find this little book as thought provoking as I have." (Daniel Haines, FRCGP, MFFLM.) Show Less

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