Should This Guy Be Working Again?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-27039627
I'm not sure myself, clearly he's a talented surgeon and his services are needed but his "prank" was a bit out of order.

[pixie373]

That's true sqad, yes. Although a difference between confidence and arrogance, in my opinion. The problem is that it is disrespectful - which is the last thing I'd want in a surgeon. Presumably, he's had more than average education, training and money, and he still behaves like a child? It would worry me.

[Sqad]

For God's sake pixie his initials on a liver probably about 1cm*1 cm hardly in the class of a hoarding with David Beckham in his underpants.

[pixie373]

I'd rather have...never mind. That's all he's been found to do. How trustworthy he is generally- who knows now?

[2sp_]

He is still human, surely we can forgive a lapse of judgement where nobody was actually harmed?

I'm sure I had read that his initials would have faded and disappeared over time anyway?

[rowanwitch]

As I said I'd trust him and I'd want him caring for anyone who was important to me.

[woofgang]

"A degree of disrespect" ??????
"A lapse of judgement"????

I wonder what would have happened if the patient had been one of his private ones?

[Peter Pedant]

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Yeah dobbed in by one of his colleagues apparently who re-operated - a few years later.

Is the Liver Unit in Birmingham dysfunctional I ask myself.

My mother used to ask one q of a surgeon -
can he do the operation ?

If I had liver surgery, I wouldnt really care so long as he had done a good job and also left a smail message Simon luvx Theatre sister
on the liver capsule. I mean so what for chrissakes.... ?

[Sqad]

PP^^^ LOL.

[naomi24]

He might be good at his job, but why would he do that? I think it’s disrespectful too. No professional should be ‘having a larf’ at the expense of his patients/clients.

[gness]

I suppose if the guy is prepared to sign his work he must be good.....so I'd trust him....well a bit.
The clown who messed up my tummy had "gone abroad" when I wanted a word or two....and his hand writing was so bad nobody could work out what he'd done..... he certainly didn't sign it.......☺