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Duty of Care by a doctor for a patient
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Duty of Care by a doctor for a patient

Plastic Surgeon, Mr Awwad, discusses duty of care that the medical professional should adhere to when treating patients

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Hello Mr Awad, I think today you are going to talk to us about the duty of care with regards to the medical profession? Yes, I think it starts by asking the question, why anybody comes to see a doctor? They seek treatment and doctor's advice for two things, either because they have discomfort or pain or they are worried about something. and the doctor should address these two issues before anything else. So the role of the doctor, regardless of what specialty they are in, is to look at why the patient comes to see them. They are in discomfort, so they must address the issue of discomfort also the issue of their concern. They may have any problem. They may have, for example, a cut on their hand or they may have an infected wound or they may have a lump on their body, but always it is the concern that should be addressed and And when a doctor is making his judgment, it's always putting patient interests as number one and thinking always how I can help. And they shouldn't think whether this patient is silly or not considerate or these are making judgment about. patient is something that should never be put or it is something that is not the important issue, the important issue is the adversity of concern.

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