| Description |
ix], 194 pages ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Medical Humanities collection PAH |
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Medical Humanities collection PAH
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Dr Death -- ch. 2 ̀Dazed and distressed' -- ch. 3 ̀Doctors don't have germs' -- ch. 4 ̀He doesn't bother for others' -- ch. 5 A Sad Parade of Management Failures -- ch. 6 The Self-Obsessed ̀Super Surgeon' -- ch. 7 A Compulsion to Operate -- ch. 8 Getting Away With It -- ch. 9 A Quality of Care Somewhat Lacking -- ch. 10 Rogue Doctors on the Loose -- ch. 11 It's All About Outcomes -- ch. 12 Desperately Seeking Surgeons -- ch. 13 Something Starts to Happen -- ch. 14 Deadly Healthcare -- ch. 15 Burgeoning Bureaucracy -- ch. 16 A Matter of Judgment -- ch. 17 The Aftermath |
| Summary |
The story of Australia's own 'Dr Death', Jayant Patel, is symptomatic of a tidal wave heading towards all modern healthcare systems. In this absorbing book, the authors have ploughed through the mass of public inquiry data, interviewing key figures to reveal in gripping detail how it happened, who was to blame, and how it can be avoided |
| Analysis |
Biography & autobiography (Australia) |
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Medicine (Australia) |
| Notes |
"Rogue surgeons, overburdened hospitals, medical mismanagement, burgeoning bureaucracy, doctor shortages ..."--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-185) and index |
| Notes |
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at the publisher's home page |
| SUBJECT |
Patel, Jayant M
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Patel, Jayant, 1936- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87829759
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Patel, Jayant
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Patel, Jayant Mukundray. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008181267
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| Subject |
Bundaberg Base Hospital
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Malpractice.
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Medical care -- Australia.
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Negligence.
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Physicians -- Malpractice -- Australia -- Bundaberg (Qld.)
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Physicians -- Malpractice -- Australia -- Queensland -- Bundaberg
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Malpractice.
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Professional Misconduct.
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Health Services Administration.
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| SUBJECT |
Queensland. (Malpractice) |
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Queensland. (Professional Misconduct) |
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Queensland. (Health Services Administration) |
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Queensland. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011793 |
| Author |
May, Stephen, 1961-
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Reddy, Prasuna, 1956-
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| ISBN |
1921513756 |
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9781921513756 (paperback) |
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