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Complaining about healthcare can feel like an act of betrayal. But there is a real cost to silence | Ranjana Srivastava

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Complaining about healthcare can feel like an act of betrayal. But there is a real cost to silence | Ranjana Srivastava
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The demands on doctors are only intensifying. From dissatisfied patients, I would ask for a measure of grace, understanding and, where possible, forgivenessGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome years ago, an old friend needed surgery. I couldn’t move her up the waitlist, but I did introduce her to a surgeon. Unfortunately, a year later she told me that the surgery had left her in excruciating pain. I urged her to return to the surgeon. After all, which doctor would not

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