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Pure diagnosis cases: The test of breach of duty
Paul Sankey provides guidance on the appropriate test for breach of duty after negligence in diagnosis ‘The judge reached the right answer to the straightforward question “did the professional exercise reasonable care and skill?”, but had to use a route through Bolam and Bolitho to get there.’ The test of what amounts to breach of …
Cases Referenced
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- Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957] 1 WLR 582
- Bolitho v City and Hackney Health Authority [1997] UKHL 46
- Brady v Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 158 (QB)
- Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11
- Muller v King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC 128 (QB)
- Penney & ors v East Kent Health Authority [1999] EWCA Civ 3005