I was taken aback to read Daniel Sokol’s article entitled ‘Knocking out written reflections’.
Firstly, I seem to remember that the BMA voiced its opposition to boxing some years ago.
Secondly, the doctor concerned was not Bawa-Garba; she was Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba, a courtesy of nomenclature which any person should be accorded.
Secondly, it is indeed right to allude to the notion of coaching in clinical practice.
However, coaching is a totally separate issue from reflection.
Clinically-practising doctors understand the notion of self-deprecating reflection, which I guess is an unknown territory to those who stand in ethical/legal judgment on clinicians.
Thirdly, it is wisdom after the event to state ‘the practical lesson here is that reflective pieces are not beyond the reach of lawyers’.
My understanding is that Daniel has been writing for some time in the BMJ; could he not have shared those pearls of wisdom some time back, or, better still, raised his concerns on this issue with the GMC?
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Re: Knocking out written reflections
Dear Sir or Madam,
I was taken aback to read Daniel Sokol’s article entitled ‘Knocking out written reflections’.
Firstly, I seem to remember that the BMA voiced its opposition to boxing some years ago.
Secondly, the doctor concerned was not Bawa-Garba; she was Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba, a courtesy of nomenclature which any person should be accorded.
Secondly, it is indeed right to allude to the notion of coaching in clinical practice.
However, coaching is a totally separate issue from reflection.
Clinically-practising doctors understand the notion of self-deprecating reflection, which I guess is an unknown territory to those who stand in ethical/legal judgment on clinicians.
Thirdly, it is wisdom after the event to state ‘the practical lesson here is that reflective pieces are not beyond the reach of lawyers’.
My understanding is that Daniel has been writing for some time in the BMJ; could he not have shared those pearls of wisdom some time back, or, better still, raised his concerns on this issue with the GMC?
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Brigid Hayden FRCOG
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