Bolitho v City and Hackney Health Authority¶
Lords, H. o. (1998). Bolitho v City and Hackney Health Authority.
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Domain-specific¶
- Standard of Care
- In malpractice law, the Bolam test in English law and the equivalent reasonable-practitioner standard in American jurisdictions ask whether the defendant's conduct fell within what a responsible body of medical opinion would have done, modified by the Bolitho requirement that such opinion withstand logical scrutiny
This sourceThe House of Lords' holding that a professional opinion relied on under Bolam must have a logical basis and withstand logical analysis, so that even a common practice can be negligent.
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- In malpractice law, the Bolam test in English law and the equivalent reasonable-practitioner standard in American jurisdictions ask whether the defendant's conduct fell within what a responsible body of medical opinion would have done, modified by the Bolitho requirement that such opinion withstand logical scrutiny
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