>Nina Berry wrote...You can't report the first ped to DCFS but the second ped
>might be convinced to report him to the relevent medical board for
>incompetence endangering an infant (and malice?)...
>
>Nina, I don't know where you live, but I can't believe that a doc from the
>USA would even consider reporting a "fellow physician." It is the "good 'ol
>boy" network all the way, at least here in Oklahoma.


Doctors  and other healthcare professionals here in the UK are now 
apparently more likely to report colleagues for investigation, and 
new procedures and laws are in place.

Why?

Because of the biggest serial killer in UK history, Dr Harold 
Shipman, who murdered an unknown number of  patients over a period of 
about 30 years (officially it was 215 patients he killed, but there 
are several hundred other cases which have not been fully 
investigated).  Dr S killed himself before his trial so never faced a 
court.  Medical colleagues over the years mumbled and muttered about 
him, but nothing was ever done until a local undertaker decided 
something was amiss :(

Now, of course, it is a big leap from suspecting your colleague of 
actively killing people, and complaining about dreadful infant 
feeding advice, but we know that formula is a direct cause of 
increased mortality and morbidity.

The big gap in medical knowledge is accepting that formula is an 
intervention and it is a Big Deal to give it, and that colleagues who 
routinely advise it  need investigating.

I'm sorta hoping this will happen,  and docs will start reporting for 
inappropriate feeding advice, now that they can report more easily.

Not that I am holding my breath......

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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