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Abstract
This article, taken from a presentation to the Medico-Legal Society, discusses the prospects for patient safety and access to justice in the wake of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust public inquiry and the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act. Particular reference is made to the arguments for and against a statutory Duty of Candour; clinical negligence litigation; patient complaints and specialist advice and support for people affected by medical accidents.Entities:
Keywords: AvMA; Duty of Candour; Mid Staffordshire; Robert Francis QC; Stafford; candour; clinical negligence; complaints; litigation; open disclosure
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Year: 2014 PMID： 24619842 DOI： 10.1177/0025817213511395
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Leg J ISSN： 0025-8172