Doing the right thing at the time easier to defend than harm due to delay

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Doing the right thing at the time easier to defend than harm due to delay

Gaeline Phipps

Gaeline Phipps

Caring surgeon
“If I can see a patient in pain or with cancer and we can fix it, then surely we must.”

The rules and hoops imposed on health professionals can trip up those same practitioners who are trying to provide patient-centric care, as in the case Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps describes

Key points, There is a new “Safe practice in an environment of resource limitation” guideline (Medical Council, September 2018). Clause 17 seeks to ensure patie