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Life and loathings of a new doctor: A grave subject
BMJ 2005; 330 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0506240 (Published 01 June 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;330:0506240- Stephen Goldie, medical preregistration house office1
- 1Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley
Part of the almost daily routine of a junior doctor is to certify the death of patients who die on your ward. For various reasons I have found that the grim reaper tends to swing his scythe in the medical wards more often when compared to my experiences in the surgical wards. Legally it's a huge responsibility to certify a death and therefore it's important not to become too …
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