Orthopaedic manholes and rabbit holes: some thoughts on medical negligence.

Authors :: Thomas, T. Glyn
Source :: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine; Dec1986, Vol. 79 Issue 12, p701-707, 7p, 5 Diagrams
Publication Year :: 1986
Abstract: The article presents a speech by T. Glyn Thomas, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at SE Kent, Canterbury and Thanet Health Districts, delivered at the Section of Orthopaedics, December 3, 1985. He discusses clinical practice from a negative point of view, a description of criminal negligence, categories of negligence cases, and the increase in the number of cases being considered by the Cases Committee.