A 78-year-old with metastatic cancer refuses a blood transfusion that you believe is life-saving. What do you do?
You suspect a consultant colleague has been drinking on call. What is your duty?
How would you decide whether a COPD patient is appropriate for invasive ventilation?
ICU say the patient is not for intubation and the patient is deteriorating. What would you tell the family?
How would you approach the conversation if you suspected insulin omission for weight control?
A consultant from another specialty refers a patient you don't think needs admission. How do you handle it?
A senior colleague tells you 'we don't Datix things like that here'. How do you respond?
A 92-year-old with end-stage dementia is admitted with aspiration pneumonia. The patient lacks capacity. One daughter insists on 'everything including ITU', the son wants comfort care. How will you proceed?