Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20080811 | Phil Hammond explores human error in the medical profession. Thousands of patients die each year because doctors and nurses, although technically skilled, are not alert to the risk of a potentially life-threatening mistake. Airline pilot Martin Bromiley, whose wife was a victim of such an error, talks about his experience.
Contributors include health minister Lord Darzi, chief medical officer Liam Donaldson and American surgeon Atul Gawande.
A Ladbroke Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
Phil Hammond explores the consequences of human error in the medical profession. | |
| 20080811 | 20090529 (R4) | Phil Hammond explores human error in the medical profession. Thousands of patients die each year because doctors and nurses, although technically skilled, are not alert to the risk of a potentially life-threatening mistake. Airline pilot Martin Bromiley, whose wife was a victim of such an error, talks about his experience.
Contributors include health minister Lord Darzi, chief medical officer Liam Donaldson and American surgeon Atul Gawande.
A Ladbroke Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
Phil Hammond explores the consequences of human error in the medical profession. |