Medical Ethics and Law
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- Created on: 18-01-22 12:03
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2. What is the duty of candour
- Tort of negligence also has a narrow focus on personal injury.
- Every healthcare professional must be open and honest with patients when something that goes wrong with their treatment or care causes, or has the potential to cause, harm or distress.
- Prevalence of poor care and suffering identified in the Francis QC report of the failing of the the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
3. What is the disadvantage of common morality principles
- the principles sometimes conflict
- it conflicts with deontology.
- they don't align with popular intuitions
- they aren't clear
4. in theory, are all medical professionals held to the same standard of care
- yes, as shown by Hadiza Bawa Garda case
- no, as shown by David Sellu case
5. NHS Act 2006, s1 stipulates
- the secretary of state's duty to promote health service
- the secretary of state's duty to always treat the patient irrespective of patient wishes
- the secretary of state's duty to promote fair resource allocation
- the secretary of state's duty to prescribe appropriate treatment
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