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Remember patients' rights
Record ID:
69776
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
2014
Author:
Johnstone, Amy ; Morgan, Janelle ;
Subject:
Medical Negligence ; Medical Practitioners ; Innovation ; Defences ; Risk Management ; Medical Litigation ;
Source:
LIJ (2014) 88 No 11
Date_of_entry:
07/07/2017
Legislation:
Medical Innovation Bill (the Saatchi Bill)(UK)
Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic) s 59
Notes:
Comment on a new UK Bill is seeking to amend the "peer professional opinion" defence to encourage medical innovation - dividing patients, doctors and legal practitioners in the process. How does the defence operate in Victoria?
Section:
Feature
Special Issue
Personal Injury & Tort Law
Cases:
Bolam v. Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957] 1 W.L.R. 582 ; Bolitho v City and Hackney Health Authority [1998] AC 232; [1997] 3 WLR 1151 ;
Month:
November

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