Too busy,Too busy,Too busy. NHS doctor too busy.GPs are reporting substantially higher job stress, citing 'adverse publicity from the media', 'long working hours' and an 'unrealistically high expectation of their role by others'.
There are a lot of bad news about doctor recentley,To be honest,I really feel sorry for that,I totally understand this .......
A mother of five died after a consultant mistakenly prescribed a lethal dose of a chemotherapy drug, an inquest heard.
Dr James' error was not picked up by staff at the hospital's pharmacy. The prescription, which would identify the pharmacist at fault, has gone missing.
Metro
Recently qualified young doctors cause a spike in hospital deaths on their first day at work, according to NHS data.
However, when newly qualified junior doctors begin their rounds for the first time there is a sharp spike in deaths, new evidence suggests. Metro
Hundreds of thousands of people could be misdiagnosed by NHS doctors every year, an investigation has revealed.
Medics could be getting it wrong in as many as one in six of patient consultations in hospitals and primary care, according to Misdiagnosis, a BBC radio programme broadcast yesterday. Dailymail
It's dark side in med,But,we never forget there are many good stories in NHS.
ScienceDaily (Sep. 27, 2009) A study of clinical errors made by resident physicians in a teaching hospital reveals that the more tired they are the more mistakes they make. The study published in the International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research puts figures to this seemingly obvious conclusion and shows that fewer errors are made if clinical practices are standardised. The research could help promote the case for improved working conditions for junior doctors in order to improve patient outcomes.
