'Advice, not orders’? The evolving legal status of clinical guidelines
Healthcare professionals are expected to deliver care that is consistent with clinical guidelines. In this article, we show that the English courts are increasingly willing to be persuaded by written guidelines when determining the standard of care in cases of alleged clinical negligence. This refle...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020
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