Abstract
This, the first part of a two-part article, examines the background to McCulloch v Forth Valley Health Board (SC) that the professional practice test established in Hunter v Hanley (IH) was the correct legal test in determining the reasonable alternative treatment options that a doctor had a duty of care to inform a patient about.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 139-144 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Scots Law Times |
Issue number | 30 |
Publication status | Published - 29 Sept 2023 |
Keywords
- Clinical negligence
- Death
- Doctors
- Informed consent
- Medical treatment
- Reasonableness
- Scotland
- Standard of care