When caring for those you love becomes a professional dilemma

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When caring for those you love becomes a professional dilemma

Jim Vause 2015

Jim Vause

Kids Drawing CR Helen Field on iStock
When it comes to the rules on doctors caring for families, it can be difficult to know when to pull back the umbrella [Image: Helen Field on iStock]

Jim Vause explores the ethical challenges doctors face when providing care to loved ones and questions whether professional guidelines can adequately address the complexities of real life

Dear Medical Council, please forgive me, for I have sinned. I have cared for those close to me. I have wronged. Oft, over many years, I have advised f