Too many Britons die from medical mistakes
Fixing the problem is complex. Talking about it is a start
Speak to doctors and, if they are being truthful, they will tell you about the dead people: the patients who could have lived had they been treated in another way. Different doctors envisage these dead people in different ways. One surgeon says that he, and all surgeons, have in their minds their own private graveyard. In it lie their mistakes.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Silent as the grave”
Britain May 21st 2022
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