Many practitioners unduly fear saying sorry to patients after a clinical incident, for fear of inviting medicolegal liability.
This episode unpacks why this fear is unwarranted (at least in Australia), and why saying sorry is important for both the practitioner and the patient.
The episode references the Clinical Excellence Commission's Open Disclosure Handbook, which can be found at this link:
https://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/258982/CEC-Open-Disclosure-Handbook.pdf
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