Saturday, December 11, 2004

GMC statement in response to the Shipman Inquiry 5th Report: "We extend our deepest sympathy to the relatives of all Harold Shipman's victims."

Thursday, December 09, 2004

Scotsman.com News - UK - Doctors 'are looking after their own'
The GMC sides too easily with its own profession and has failed to protect patients from rogue doctors.
BBC NEWS | Health | Reaction: Doctors regulation:
"The inquiry into the Harold Shipman murders says the General Medical Council is not doing enough to protect patients."

Tuesday, November 30, 2004

CORONER'S INQUEST

The Star links are no longer active on this blog

TheStar.com - Coroner to review student's death

See Martha Murray, October 17, post below.

Is a positive change possible?
Health Professions click here”?

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Effective Self Regulation?

Another event, in Wales, disturbingly similar to the previous post.

12 August 2005, An important update!
Parents accept doctor's damages

An article dedicated to a little boy called Robbie Powell. His family's perseverance and dedication throughout their long fight for justice are an inspiration and example to us all.



Doctors have no duty to give, as a result of their negligence, a truthful account of the circumstances of a death, nor even to refrain from deliberately falsifying records?‽
Is this believable?‽
It seemed too farfetched to be believable until I looked at the European Court of Human Rights decision.
"Whilst it was arguable that doctors had a duty not to falsify medical records under the common law (Sir Donaldson MR’s “duty of candour”), before Powell v Boladz there was no binding decision of the courts as to the existence of such a duty. As the law stands now, however, doctors have no duty to give the parents of a child who died as a result of their negligence a truthful account of the circumstances of the death, nor even to refrain from deliberately falsifying records."
The decision can be accessed from this page searching for "decision" and "application no.
45305/99" to see -

DECISION
AS TO THE ADMISSIBILITY OF
Application no. 45305/99
by William and Anita POWELL
against the United Kingdom




A GP who examined a boy hours before he died
of a treatable illness
has denied her judgement was clouded
because she was arguing with his parents.

7 April, 2004

Is this an
example of the
acceptable, responsible, self regulation
that we can expect in Ontario?
July 19, 2008


"Written laws are like spider's webs;
they will catch, it is true, the weak and the poor,
but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful."
(Anacharsis--Scythian Philosopher...600 B.C.)




Sunday, October 17, 2004

www.marthamurray.ca
"We could use your help to try to prevent such a tragedy from occurring again. Together, we can affect changes which will help improve the safety of health care in Canada."

Friday, October 15, 2004

JUDGE QUESTIONS STALINIST GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL click here
Comments like that would never be made, in Ontario, to describe the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO click here)?‽

Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Thursday, September 02, 2004

BBC NEWS | England | Manchester | Doctors to face Shipman charges
"Seven doctors face charges of serious professional misconduct
over alleged failures that allowed Harold Shipman's murders to be undetected."

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If mentors of this type were common, the normal,
the profession would actually deserve the respect that they currently expect.
The moto “protecting patients, guiding doctors”correctly describes current practice?

Professional misconduct charges might become a rarity.

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Will this be the start of just accountability world wide?
BBC NEWS | Health | Neale case 'must lead to reform'
Is our glass half full or half empty?

Sunday, August 22, 2004

Saturday, August 21, 2004

Friday, August 20, 2004

Here is an email that I received this evening.
Please read and consider the request carefully.
Competency, honesty, ethics and respect for humanity
is especially necessary in all aspects of the interaction
between the public and all elements of the medical profession.

Subject: HEALTH CARE NEGLECT

Hi Mike,

It's been over two and a half months since I replied to your email and I'm sorry for taking so long. Trying to deal with the tremendous response that I've had is both physically challenging and emotionally draining.

Mike, the information you provided is just great and will be invaluable when we move forward to get things changed in our so-called health care system. But, first things first. I'd like to fill you in on where things stand and ask for your much needed support.

As of July 9th., just one month after launching my campaign, I had received over 1600 responses. People fully agree that:
- Madeleine died due to the negligence of the surgeon, the carelessness of the nurses and the untimely treatment by the hospital,
- Those that are neglectful must be held accountable, and
- An organization, made up of the PUBLIC, is desperately needed to ensure that health care neglect is weeded out of the system.

But, to bring about change, I need a huge amount of public support which will be measured by the number of responses I get. And, I need this support soon, very soon. There's no time to waste because even as you read this, there are health care neglect casualties happening all across our country.

Mike, here's something you can do right now to help me. Please, feel free to forward this email to others - family, friends, co-workers - and encourage them to respond as well. They can do this from my web site and for convenience here's the link:
http://www.healthcareneglect.com

I sincerely say: "Thank You"

Ed

Sunday, August 15, 2004

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Friday, August 13, 2004

Hospitals must improve recording of medical errors which may contribute to 72,000 deaths a year, say researchers.
Click here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3560730.stm

Sunday, June 27, 2004

Doctors 'not reporting errors'
Most doctors have seen colleagues make mistakes but few are reported, survey findings suggest.
see BBC NEWS Sunday, 27 June, 2004

Sunday, June 20, 2004

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Cybertip.ca handles tips from individuals reporting the online sexual exploitation of children.

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Bill 31, Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004

For residents of Ontario; Bill 31, Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004, has received Royal assent and the offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioner may be able to assist in the retrieval of records from units such as hospitals.

Hospitals and similar organizations have not previously come under the Commissioner’s jurisdiction.

The Information and Privacy Commissioner may appoint an Assistant Commissioner for Personal Health Information to facilitate the processing of requests based on the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Note that this change does not come into effect until November 1, 2004.

Click here for a PDF copy of the bill, or click here (select 31 in the index) for the index history of the act.


Click here to get an idea of what you should expect
to accomplish if you try this new procedure.
No Virginia,
Santa does not exist!


"Written laws are like spider's webs;
they will catch, it is true, the weak and the poor,
but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful."
(Anacharsis--Scythian Philosopher...600 B.C.)

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

An interesting article in today’s Canadian Medical Association Journal, “Health care as a risk factor”. Gives one pause to reconsider the implications of “(un)informed consent” doesn’t it?

Interpreting material from the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CAMJ) one could expect that there would be 39 deaths, per day, from adverse events (AE) in Ontario’s hospitals. Further interpretation of the study indicates that 15 of theses deaths, per day, are potentially preventable.
Is the apparent past lack of concern by the government and the self regulating professions an indication of the value these units place on the lives of their citizens?

Are these articles in the Medical Post and the British Medical Journal (BMJ) accurate indicators of the lack of respect that the, Ontario, medical community has for its clients? ie. The Medical Post, “ Med students encouraged to act unethically (article has been deleted)” and the BMJ, “Understanding the clinical dilemmas that shape medical students' ethical development”.

Monday, May 24, 2004

Medical errors in Canadian hospitals lead to 9000 – 24,000 deaths every year

In Ontario, as much as one unnecessary death per hour, because of errors?

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

'We all kill a few patients as we learn'
Everybody makes mistakes at work
but what if you're a doctor and you ruin a patient's life
or even end it?

You don't blow the whistle on colleagues and they don't on you

Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Records apparently never disappeared.
While one (simple minded ones) would think that, sensitive, definitive statements would normally be based on written records, it can apparently be claimed that this is not the case.
Records obviously cannot be produced if the statements were only based as a result of unrecorded conversations.
It’s your word against ours.
You can’t fight “city hall’ I guess.
My confidence in justice and democracy has been restored!
Simple minded?

Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Tomorrow, May 12, MOH will explain why important records have disappeared, maybe.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario characterized less than truthful or accurate statements by its members’ as follows; "It is inevitable that when a number of health professionals are dealing with complicated problems that certain inconsistencies will arise in the recording of events, and these inconsistencies may give rise to concern on the part of family members. It is not the responsibility of the committee to explain each of these inconsistencies to the satisfaction of the complainant,".
Has this dubious ethical and moral standard relating to truth been adapted by the Ministry of Health?

I'll find out tomorrow, maybe.

Doctors have no duty to give, as a result of their negligence, a truthful account of the circumstances of a death, nor even to refrain from deliberately falsifying records?‽
Is this believable?‽
It seemed too farfetched to be believable until I looked at the European Court of Human Rights decision.
"Whilst it was arguable that doctors had a duty not to falsify medical records under the common law (Sir Donaldson MR’s “duty of candour”), before Powell v Boladz there was no binding decision of the courts as to the existence of such a duty. As the law stands now, however, doctors have no duty to give the parents of a child who died as a result of their negligence a truthful account of the circumstances of the death, nor even to refrain from deliberately falsifying records."


Saturday, April 10, 2004

A couple of questions that I asked of the Ontario government on September 9, 2002.

I'm still waiting for a reply.

A. If a Ministry of Health funded organization repeatedly reiterates what they know will be interpreted as a threat, then is it not logical to assume that they have knowingly given the threat? Isn't a threat to cause harm or death a criminal offence in most of Canada?

B. In Nova Scotia, June 2001, a doctor pleaded guilty to the criminal offence of causing an indignity to human remains by storing human remains in a storage facility (Click here to see a reference). Is it not grossly inconsistent to consider that hospitals, in Ontario, storing human organs in the garbage for future incineration is a proper legal and morally ethical action?

Believable reassurance that I have incorrectly assessed these events would be most welcomed.
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