The Wisheart affair: paediatric cardiological services in Bristol, 1990-5

Key messages The Wisheart affair has had an immense impact on the public's confidence in doctors and on the morale of the medical profession in the United Kingdom Several very senior colleagues of the three defendants, who are close to the Bristol scene, share a grave concern at the way in whic...

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Published in:BMJ 1998-10, Vol.317 (7166), p.1144-1145
Main Author: Dunn, Peter M
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Auditing standards
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology
Cardiology - legislation & jurisprudence
Child health services
Committees
Councils
Defendants
Dhasmana, Janardan
Education and Debate
England
Evidence
General aspects
Guilty verdicts
Health professions
Heart surgery
Humans
Investigations
Malpractice - legislation & jurisprudence
Medical sciences
News media
Patient Advocacy
Pediatrics
Pediatrics - legislation & jurisprudence
Physicians
Professional misconduct
Roylance, John
Surgeons
Surgical specialties
Trials
Wisheart, James
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subjects Auditing standards
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology
Cardiology - legislation & jurisprudence
Child health services
Committees
Councils
Defendants
Dhasmana, Janardan
Education and Debate
England
Evidence
General aspects
Guilty verdicts
Health professions
Heart surgery
Humans
Investigations
Malpractice - legislation & jurisprudence
Medical sciences
News media
Patient Advocacy
Pediatrics
Pediatrics - legislation & jurisprudence
Physicians
Professional misconduct
Roylance, John
Surgeons
Surgical specialties
Trials
Wisheart, James
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