Question: The Law of Medical Negligence
Answer: One case has overshadowed medical negligence for over 40 years, Bolam v Friern Barnet Hospital Management Committee set the rules which medical negligence claimants have struggled against ever since. However, recent developments in English law have eased the task of claimants to a certain extent. From the \'doctor knows best\' approach adopted in cases following Bolam, where expert evidence that other members of the medical profession would have acted in the same way as the defendant was sufficient to defeat the plaintiff\'s claim, courts have now indicated a willingness to call into question medical expert opinion, albeit in rare cases. Also the Royal Colleges of Medicine now issue guidelines on best practice which helps claimants by providing a \'gold standard\' against which the acts of......(short extract)
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Details: - Mark: 64% | Course: Medical Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 3495 | References: Yes | Date written: January, 2004 | Date submitted: October 21, 2008 | Coursework ID: 161
