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Mind Map by Sophie.J.E, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sophie.J.E
about 11 years ago
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Medical Negligence
- By agreeing to take a patient, a doctor assumes
responsibility for both what he does and what he doesn't do
- Barnett v Chelsea and Kensington hospital
management
- Duty of care begins when the patient enters
casualty
- Duty of care begins when the patient enters
casualty
- Bolam v Friern Hospital management comittee
Professionals test
- A professional has breached their duty of care
if they fall below the standard of care expected
of a reasonable professional and if there is a
responsible body of opinion in disagreement
with their decisions
- Bolitho v City and Hackney health authority
- Bolam test only applies if it is logical to do so
- Bolam test only applies if it is logical to do so
- Bolitho v City and Hackney health authority
- A professional has breached their duty of care
if they fall below the standard of care expected
of a reasonable professional and if there is a
responsible body of opinion in disagreement
with their decisions
- When judging the Standard of care of
a doctor, a court should consider the
state of medical knowledge at the time
of the events of the case rather than at
the time of the trial
- Roe v Minister of Health
- Roe v Minister of Health
- Res Ipsa Loquiter
- Mahon v Osbourne
- Cassidy v Ministry of Health
- Saunders v Leeds Western Health authority
- Mahon v Osbourne
- Barnett v Chelsea and Kensington hospital
management
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