Law 3101A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nervous Shock In English Law, Health Professional, Wrongful Death Claim
20 Apr 2016
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Broad meaning major branch of tort law made up of 6 elements. Narrow meaning whether the defendant"s conduct breached the standard of. A health professional can be held accountable in negligence for acts arising from any aspect of his or her professional responsibilities. They are not negligent if the patient dies, the operation fails or the decision was wrong reasonable person in all the circumstances of the case. They are if they fail to exercise the standard of care that would be expected of a: meeting the standards of his or her peers and profession (cid:1) (cid:1) It is not whether the decision proved to be wrong in hindsight but whether the. Negligence v. errors in judgement decision was reasonable in light of all the circumstances of the case. Mr. mustafic was voluntarily admitted to a psychiatric facility. Treating physician suspected that he suffered from mild depression and anxiety but.
