Complaints, Litigation and Clinical Errors

Complaints, Litigation and Clinical Errors

A Practical Guide for Health Care Students and Professionals

Alwitry, Amar; Collier, Janine

Taylor & Francis Ltd

05/2024

234

Mole

Inglês

9781032016276

15 a 20 dias

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(1) (1) Introduction

SECTION 1 - The law overview

(2) The basic principles of negligence law

(3) Consent

(4) Criminally negligent manslaughter

(5) Bawa Garba case and the use of reflections in court

SECTION 2 - Regulatory bodies

(6) The general medical council (GMC)

(7) The parliamentary and health service ombudsman

(8) The care quality commission (CQC)

(9) Coroner

SECTION 3 - Special circumstances

(10) The junior doctor

(11) Remote consultations and medicolegal implications

(12) The locum

SECTION 4 - Dealing with complaints

(13) NHS complaints process

(14) Independent sector complaints processes

(15) Duty of candour

(16) Responding to the complaint

(17) Documentation / record keeping

(18) Professional obligations and role of reflections

SECTION 5 - Dealing with litigation

(19) Medical Defence organisations

(20) Role of the team - Captain of the Ship

(21) What is disclosable

(22) The relationship with your lawyer and the process

SECTION 6 - Court

(23) Giving evidence in court

(24) What the court/judge are looking for

(25) Handling cross-examination

(26) The role of the expert

(27) Who will the court believe

SECTION 7 - Negligence and clinical errors

(28) Allegations of negligence

(29) Never events

(30) Poor attitude

(31) Poor communication

(32) System errors

SECTION 8 - Speciality sections

(33) Common sources of litigation for each speciality and brief descriptions of how to avoid them.

SECTION 9 - Learning and avoiding errors

(34) How we learn

(35) Why errors happen

(36) Errors and cognitive bias

(37) Improving diagnosis

(38) Avoiding complaints and protecting yourself from litigation

Index
medical law;clinical law;medical ethics;clinical ethics;avoiding harm;patient safety;clinical negligence