Don't Let the Health Service Kill You - Couverture souple

Smyth, Jimmy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0956931405 ISBN 13 : 9780956931405

Editeur : Jimmy Smith, 2011

Synopsis

As many as 30,000 people die as a result of medical errors every year. All these deaths are avoidable and over 500,000 patients a year are harmed or maimed. NHS hospitals are covering up fatal blunders by doctors and giving patients and their relatives misleading information about these incidents. One in ten people admitted to hospital is victim of a medical error or hospital mistake. 20% to 25% of patients are initially misdiagnosed by their doctor. Dirty hospital wards lead to the deaths of thousands of patients year after year. It is as important to protect ourselves against doctors and hospitals mistakes as it is to protect ourselves against cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses. Unnecessary deaths can be due to misdiagnosis, negligence, incompetence, being prescribed the wrong medication or treatment and receiving care and treatment in unhygienic hospitals. We need to be made aware of the importance of knowing how to find the best medical care and treatment for ourselves and for our families. There needs to be greater openness, honesty and transparency and when medical mistakes are made, patients at the receiving end of these mistakes and their relatives should be told. People need to become more focused and proactive and not leave their health totally in the hands of doctors. Your health and the health of your family should be your number one priority: If it s not then do something about it right now.

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À propos de l'auteur

About the Author Jimmy Smyth trained and worked in Downshire Hospital as a psychiatric nurse and in Epsom District Hospital as a general nurse. He then completed his social work training and later qualified as an approved social worker. This is Jimmy s first book and he was motivated to write it as he believes that we need to become more aware of the importance of our health and we should play our part in helping to raise standards within health care. - The author has 40 years experience within the health service, where he trained and practiced, both as a nurse and as a social worker, working with all age groups and in a number of specialized settings. - For a large part of his life, Jimmy has worked and observed the achievements and the failings of the Health Service and it is his belief that the public needs to be made aware of its weaknesses as well as its strengths. It is not the Government, Hospital Managers, or Doctors that will bring about the changes that are needed in the Health Service that is a job for the people. - He believes passionately, that users of health care should have a greater understanding of the workings of the Health Service and that they are able to choose the best possible care and treatment available, both for themselves and for their families. Users of health services should develop the confidence to question, challenge and demand a high level of health care and treatment. - Jimmy feels that there is an urgent need for the health service to become more transparent and to be more open and honest with patients. When a medical error, or hospital mistake occurs, it should be the practice of every doctor, clinic and hospital to disclose what has happened to the patient and although we shouldn t lose sight of all the positive achievements of the Health Service, neither should we become complacent and leave change solely to the managers and medics. Health is not a condition of matter, but of mind. Mary Baker Eddy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jimmy Smith
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0956931405
• ISBN 13: 9780956931405
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible