'It's normal to feel guilty': How to survive a patient complaint
The surgeon says he wishes he had 'catastrophised' less and focused on the likely positive outcome
22nd August 2019
A doctor has revealed what he wishes he had known while being investigated by the medical regulator over a patient complaint.
Associate Professor Phillip Carson has described feeling guilty and increasingly anxious after receiving a notification from the Medical Board following a poor patient outcome from a surgery in 2015.
Associate Professor Phillip Carson.
In a video posted on the AHPRA website