Acting against error

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LORRAINE Long doesnt look much like an activist. Sipping tea in a cafe by SydneyHarbour, the founder of the Medical Error Action Group (MEAG) wears a crisp linen blouse matched by a tailored cream suit and diamond earrings glinting behind neatly bobbed fair hair. She radiates calm and assurance. Yet this is anything but a calm time for Longs 11-year-old group, which is closely involved in the case of former obstetrician and gynaecologist Graeme Reeves, accused of mutilating and mistreating several patients. Long and her colleagues have reportedly been deluged with about 1200 e-mails and 800 calls about Reeves activities. She says they have documented more than 500 complaints against him, all backed up with details and medical records. Anyone...

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