A story from What We Carry

The Most Dreaded Email

The most dreaded email arrived on a Friday afternoon, after more than thirteen years of working: a patient’s complaint to the HCCC that you missed a diagnosis and were wrong in the management. The day had to go on in the consultation room. I went into autopilot to see the remaining patients for the day. Behind the fake smile and the laugh, you are slowly being eaten by self-doubt…