Whose responsibility?

whose responsibility is it anyway ?

Care of Diabetes: Whose Responsibility?

SIR,-Many of the criticisms that Dr Jules Older levels against religious fundamentalists are undoubtedly justified (17 November, p 1359). He does, however, appear to run the risk of throwing out the baby with the bath water. Excessive and often misguided zeal is a characteristic of youth, and this is often accompanied by a narrow perspective of life, which is unduly critical of the views of oth...

Apology for errors: whose responsibility?

When things go wrong during a medical procedure, patients' expectations are fairly straightforward: They expect an explanation of what happened, an apology if an error was made, and assurance that something will be done to prevent it from happening to another patient. Patients have a right to full disclosure; it is also therapeutic in relieving their anxiety. But if they have been harmed by our...

Well woman care: whose responsibility?

GENERAL practice primary care teams are taking more lJresponsibility for preventive medicine and there is evidence that patients welcome health promotion activities on the part of their general practitioner. ' Already, in some districts, as little as 5% of pre-school child health services are provided by clinical medical officers2 and, although opinions about this vary, there is general agreeme...

Breaking bad news - whose responsibility is it?

This module considers different aspects of communicating a cancer diagnosis to the patient. Using a UK study, it looks at who breaks bad news in cancer care, frameworks for breaking bad news and the role of nurses.