A litany of medical mistakes (3 June 2025)

Summary

An article about the many mistakes that were made by healthcare staff after a patient's adverse reaction to an antidepressant.

Content

This article emphasises that mistakes in healthcare are not only still prevalent, but some can only be picked up through the patient's experience. Most of the healthcare professionals in the story never realised they made a mistake.

These mistakes cultivated a loss of trust between patient and healthcare professional, among other negative consequences. The story highlights the importance of the patient perspective in patient safety.