3: Investigating and dealing with errors
References 1. Department of Health (2006) Good doctors, safer patients: Proposals to strengthen the system to assure and improve the performance of doctors and to protect the safety of patients….
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16: Clumsiness
Case 16 Clumsiness Mr Stephen Higgins is a 58-year-old partner in an accountancy firm. He is married with two grown-up daughters and a young grandson. He is referred to the…
14: Falling standards
Case 14 Falling standards Mrs Owen is a 79-year-old lady who is partially sighted (macular degeneration), has mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, stable heart failure and osteoarthritis of her knees….
5: Bad luck or bad judgement
Case 5 Bad luck or bad judgement Daphne Hardcastle is a 52-year-old publican who presents to the Emergency Department following an episode of left-sided weakness and slurred speech. Her symptoms,…
13: A flu-like illness
Case 13 A flu-like illness Shaun Jones is a 34-year-old flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. He is generally fit and well. He is brought to the Emergency Department…
11: A doubly bad outcome
Case 11 A doubly bad outcome Mrs Benjamin is a 34-year-old woman who has been referred to the medical assessment unit by her GP with a 48-hour history of breathlessness….
8: Man down
Case 8 Man down Mr Brown, a 46-year-old air traffic controller, awakes one morning at 4.45 am and gets ready to start his early morning shift. He usually cycles the…
1: A shaky excuse
Case 1 A shaky excuse Paul Turner is a 34-year-old self-employed painter and decorator who is normally fit and active. He has been diagnosed as having probable multiple sclerosis after…
6: An opportunity missed
Case 6 An opportunity missed Samantha Jenkins, 36, has been referred to the medical take by her GP with generalized fatigue, weakness and some lumbar pain. She last felt well…
3: Chase the bloods
Case 3 Chase the bloods Mrs Chung is a 59-year-old woman who has come to the emergency department because she feels very weak, is dizzy and at times has pins…
