Feature
How the
system
failed
Greg Price
Greg Price died three days after surgery to remove a
cancerous testicle. In its review of his dealth, the Health
Quality Council of Alberta found that he experienced
four breaks in continuity of care, and a fifth difficulty
perceived as a break because he and his family were
unaware of what was being done on his behalf ‘behind
the scenes’:
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r. Price was referred to a general surgeon for an
M
opinion about ‘abnormal thickening’ of his epididymis.
The referring physician believed this appointment
would take place within a few weeks; however, it
actually took three months be