Never say never

Mike Devlin MDU head of professional standards and liaison
ByDr Michael Devlin
Published27 July 2016
Dr Michael Devlin revisits the concept of so-called 'never events', and questions whether they are helping or hindering our perceptions of care.

The focus on failure makes it easy to overlook success in patient safety initiatives

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Dr Michael Devlin
Head of professional standards and liaison

Michael was an MDU medico-legal adviser for 15 years, latterly as head of medico-legal services, before taking up the new role of head of professional standards and liaison. He sat on the FFLM's academic committee and was previously treasurer, and an examiner for the MFFLM. He has published widely on medico-legal matters, and has significant experience in teaching and assessing knowledge in medico-legal subjects.

Never say never