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Back to EpisodesGI bleeding, slow to diagnose, slow to treat
Published 11 years, 2 months ago
Description
The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) has been examining the treatment of acute GI bleeds in England's NHS.
Two of the authors, Martin Sinclair, consultant surgeon, and Simon McPherson, consultant vascular radiologist, join us to talk about their findings.
Read the full report:
http://www.ncepod.org.uk/gih.htm
Read The BMJ news story:
http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3488