Medical Negligence

Medical Negligence

1. 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
   • 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
   • 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
   • Res Ipsa Loquiter
     • Mahon v Osbourne
     • Cassidy v Ministry of Health
     • Saunders v Leeds Western Health authority