Re: John Launer: Living with uncertainty

Intended for healthcare professionals

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Opinion Talking Point

John Launer: Living with uncertainty

BMJ 2023; 382 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p2052 (Published 13 September 2023) Cite this as: BMJ 2023;382:p2052

Dear Editor,

A patient once said to me, “ Are you 100% sure?”

I answered, “If I was 100% sure, I would be a terrible doctor”.

Competing interests: No competing interests

16 September 2023

Graeme Mackenzie

London