Bereaved 'will agree to donate'

"Despite the organ retention scandals of the last decade, bereaved relatives are willing to donate tissue, a pioneering Scottish research centre has found."

Contrast to Ontario

Doctor Scorecard

"DoctorScorecard encourages doctors
to introduce their service to potential patients.
Making a basic profile takes only about 10 minutes and it's free."

Patient support safety service (Ontario)

With this service all Ontarians can sleep soundly!?‽

Man on mission to overhaul healthcare system

After the sudden death of his wife in March 2003, Edward Mendoza has made it his life’s work to heal what he describes as the shoddy Canadian medical system and those at its mercy.

Bug hospital chief pay withheld

Kent police have launched an investigation into whether the trust should be prosecuted for the deaths.

Encouraging?

The dirty truth on the wards

An Observer investigation has revealed how elderly patients
are often left in squalor by overworked staff, reports Jo Revill.

Acquittals in blood scandal

"the ruling an 'absolute vindication' and a 'complete exoneration"


Confirmation that the high value Canadians place,
and expect,
on our Justice System is justified


Yes, Virginia, there is noSanta Claus!

A Canadian judge has acquitted
four doctors and a US drug company
of criminal negligence
in a long-running tainted-blood scandal.

Nuisance charges dropped in tainted blood case

Surgical watchdog dithered

"College took no action as family doctors did procedures without oversight or training"

Hospital `kicks out' senior

"Elderly patient's family claims Peel Memorial security pushed, handcuffed and assaulted him"

Hospital guard fired after senior handcuffed

Medicare Says It Won’t Cover Hospital Errors

The new policy raises the possibility of changes in medical practice as doctors hew more closely to clinical guidelines.

Very interesting.
Maybe this idea could be used here, in Canada,
to remove a de facto monetary reward for errors
and replace it with an effective monetary penalty.

In practice would the actual result be a more pronounced,
see no evil, hear no evil?
Duh I saw nothin' !

Botched organ harvesting

Hospital 'fines' for patient harm
"The taxpayer should not have to foot the bill for poor care that resulted in longer stays in hospital"

Monday, December 13, 2007

Health Care Neglect

"Madeleine Mendoza
She Wasn’t Supposed To Die
Since his wife passed away in a hospital in March 2003,
Ed Mendoza has been on a crusade to prevent
Madeleine’s tragedy from happening to others. "

Health care mistakes worry Canadians: report

One in 10 patients receives wrong medication


An Orleans senior who's dedicated his life to raising awareness about what he says is a broken medical system, continues his crusade at a health care conference in Ottawa next week.

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