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Case histories
Case histories are a valuable way to learn about medico-legal problems in everyday practice. Read a selection of ours here.
Latest additions to the case studies
- Working beyond competency - 4 October 2005
A paediatrics SHO was six weeks into the job. She had received three days of induction training at the start of the post. It was departmental policy that new SHOs were accompanied to deliveries by a registrar for their first month in post.
- Communication error - 4 October 2005
An SHO was coming to the end of his first week in Accident and Emergency. It was 7 pm on Friday and he should have gone home over an hour ago but the department was busy and his Registrar asked him if he could see one last patient.
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