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riseto a seriousandobviousriskofdeath
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u Ewca crimnos p
havespottedtheobvioussigns papulodema
competentoptometristwould of iftheyhadexaminedhimpropertycayrssuspended
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3Thequestionofwhethert hereis aseriousandobviousriskofdeathmustexistatandis to beassessed respectto kno
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s a merepossibuty that an assesmentmightreveals omethingatethreateningisnotthesameasanobviousriskofd
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gation
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tothepresentc asenoneoftheauthoritiessuggeststhatin assessingeitherthe forseeablity or riskorthegrossnessof
theconduct inquestionthecourtisentitledtotakeintoaccountinformationwhichwouldcouldor shouldhavebeen
avanibletobfollowing thebreachofdutyin questionThetestisobjectiveandprospective
ayy sirBrianLevesonp
Grossness
R umisracamee srivastava2004
two seniorseniorHouseofficers
failedtotakebloodsamplesadministerantibioticsandconsultsenior
colleaguesafter a routinekneeop
dutyandbreachofduty willbethestartingpointtoestablishcivill iabilitytopaydamages
evenveryseriousmistakes anderrors judgmentevenveryseriouserrors
mistakes
of ofjudgmentandtheuke arenowherenear
enough for a crimeasseriousasmanslaughterto becommitted
R uGargsua
h ansa 20127
consultantwassentencedto2
yrsimprisonmentforfailingto diagnosesepsisandthensubsequentlyalteringherrecords
problems
toobroad
Harsh
Drsexposedtorisk
Bias
Racial
R uChaara
Businessinworkingbusyshifts
Difficultyindiagnosis
Blame
culture
inthehealthcareprofession
criminalisationimpedinglearning
10recommendationsforthefuture
1Anagreedaclearpositiononanm
2improvedconsistencyofexperts
3 consolidatingexpertiseininvestigations
4improvingthequalityoflocali nvestigation
5Guidanceontheuseofreflectivematerial
6rightsofappeala gainsttapDecisions
7 consistency ofFapdecisionacrosssector
sDiversityinFapproceedings
9Legalrepresentationinfeeproceedings
tosupportforp atientsfamiliesduringFap
