Personality clashes between doctors and prolonged periods of sickness have caused disruption Peter Byrne/PAInfighting between hospital doctors threatens to block access to a life-changing treatment for stroke patients in Scotland, it has been claimed. Relationships among specialists in Glasgow have soured to the point that psychologists are needed to improve workplace culture, a report concludes. They were expected to help introduce a new treatment, thrombectomy, which can spare stroke patients lifelong disability by swiftly removing blood clots from the brain. NHS England is spending £100 million implementing the procedure, but plans to introduce it in Scotland have not been published. About 600 patients could…

Source: The Times June 11, 2019 23:09 UTC