Surgeons as second victims

ByMr Kevin Turner

Published01 June 2017

Consultant urological surgeon Kevin Turner talks about the particular stresses faced by surgeons when something goes wrong with a patient's care.

We want to build up an accurate picture of how UK surgeons are affected when things go wrong, and then we want to recommend ways in which surgeons could be helped to prepare for and deal with adverse events.

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Mr Kevin Turner

MA DM FRCS (Urol)

Mr Kevin Turner has been a consultant urological surgeon in Bournemouth for 10 years. He trained in Cambridge, Oxford, Edinburgh and Melbourne. As a trainee he was awarded the European Association of Urology Thesis Award and was elected to the office of Hunterian Professor of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is a co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Urological Surgery and is an examiner for the FRCS Urology examination. His principal clinical interests are in urological cancer and robotic surgery. His research is focused on the impact that errors and complications have on surgeons.