Managing patient expectations

Beverley Ward MDU medico-legal adviser
What should you do if patients expect an unrealistic outcome from their treatment? Dr Beverley Ward offers some advice on managing different perspectives.

A complaint can come as a shock for a clinician when the care provided has technically been good.

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This page was correct at publication on 15/08/2018. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.

Dr Beverley Ward
Medico-legal adviser

Beverley is a former GP and has been a medico-legal adviser at the MDU since 2008. She provides advice and assistance to members of all specialties on ethical and legal matters arising from their care of patients.