I wish I had an answer for my dead patient’s husband…
What you are bout to read is not exclusive to the United Kingdom. These are world-wide issues in the world of “care.” ~ Ed

Some patients need doctors who can do one thing exceptionally well but we all need doctors who can do many things ably and can access experts easily.
I am inside intensive care, looking surreptitiously through a glass window and preparing myself. I see a patient crowded by tubes, machines and stricken relatives. The figures in front of me tell an unmistakable tale of disaster. Everyone knows the patient is dying; apparently, they’ve been waiting for oncology to give the word to pull out. Continue reading