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Why mediation?

In litigation, a claimant can seek only financial redress. Disputes often arise from a misunderstanding around the details of events or poor communication. Discussion and explanation can encourage the parties to find common ground. In mediation, both parties can set out their case and, crucially, emphasise the issues which matter most to them. The conversations […]

Is a hospital liable for a receptionist’s negligent advice?

Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust (2018) A receptionist in Accident and Emergency tells a patient he would have to wait four to five hours to see a doctor. The advice is wrong. The patient leaves. He suffers injury as a result. Is the hospital liable for damages? This was the issue that came […]

Are up-and-coming surgeons dextrous enough?

Professor Roger Kneebone has recently claimed that many of the younger generation now joining the medical profession do not have the learned dexterity of their predecessors. Surgery students “losing dexterity to stitch patients” ~ BBC News, 30 October 2018 While this is, in part, attributable to the increased use of computer games and general screen time, […]