Books: From error to ethics: Five essential lessons from teaching clinicians in trouble

Daniel Sokol 2025. From Error to Ethics: Five Essential Lessons from Teaching Clinicians in Trouble. PB: Daniel Sokol, 118, 9.99, 978-1036914233. ![Graphic][1]</img> I am not usually a fan of self-published books. Self-publishing or paying a commercial publisher to host your work electronically or in print often comes at a cost in editorial quality, whether the deficit is in the argument or the typography. This elegant little volume bucks that trend. Though it is ostensibly published by the author and printed in the UK by Amazon, with financial support from the Dr Prem Nath Berry Educational Trust, it is well put together. I really liked this book. It is accessible, engaging, and has important ideas to share. I first got to know Daniel Sokol’s work from his helpful and often entertaining column in the British Medical Journal ( BMJ ). In teaching, I frequently recommend these articles on topics ranging from truthfulness to futility. I was rather disgruntled that he had obtained from the BMJ the … [1]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif