2 h. ago It’s entirely reasonable to be in awe of surgeons – but patients need someone they can talk to | Ranjana Srivastava

Technical prowess must not come at the cost of good bedside manner – and being able to balance facts with empathy Some time ago, a judicious and considered surgeon was describing the complex operation required by our mutual cancer patient. The operation necessitated a large incision, prolonged anaesthesia and possibly a second operation. Then there were the long-term complications, including pain and disfigurement. The patient was elderly and somewhat vulnerable to begin with, so just listening to the plan filled me with consternation.So, without telling him how to do his job, I asked politely: “What does the patient want?”Ranjana Srivastava is an Australian oncologist, award-winning author and Fulbright scholar. Her latest book is Every Word Matters: Writing to Engage the Public Continue reading...

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6 d. ago NHS Tayside destroyed 40 logbooks for patients treated by disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel

A total of 138 former patients who were harmed by the disgraced neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel are listed as core participants at the public inquiry

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6 d. ago NHS Tayside 'destroyed logbooks for disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel patients' despite order

Around 40 logbooks for patients treated by disgraced neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel were destroyed by NHS Tayside this summer, despite a "do not destroy" order, an inquiry has heard.

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1 week ago Plastic surgeon issues warning as number of patients with 'coke nose' increases: 'Even occasional users are affected'

Britain is now believed to snort around 117 tonnes of cocaine per year, according to the UK's National Crime Agency amid a huge explosion in use.

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2 w. ago Butcher surgeon campaigner tells Scotland’s first patient safety tsar scandal must be 'never again' event

Jules Rose, who was the victim of a botched op at the hands of disgraced Tayside neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel, held a summit with the newly-appointed Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland.

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3 w. ago DC plastic surgeons see wave of Trump insiders asking for procedures to get the ‘Mar

One surgeon even turned patients away after they asked for “a more done look, like that Mar-a-Lago face.”

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3 w. ago South Carolina pays estate of patient who died following days in agony after surgeons left a blade inside him

Jeffrey Alan Fulcher, a 58-year-old husband and father of three, died after a minimally invasive surgery

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