In article <004901c0afcb$896b33e0$a966073e@afogarty>, Adrian Fogarty
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>Of course since April 1999 medical experts have been jointly instructed, so
>I now find myself constantly on the lookout for evidence of exaggeration or
>"fraud". I agree that a large proportion of patients, while not actually
>fabricating their symptoms, will exaggerate their symptoms and any
>disability arising therefrom. There are telltale signs but I suspect such
>matters are outwith the remit of this mailing list, as such exaggeration
>tends to occur months and years down the line, not hours or days after the
>accident when the patients turn up at A&E departments.
>
Yes - it is no wonder the lawyers didn't like Woolf ;-)
Cheers
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Jel Coward
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on 4-10th November 2001 at Glenmore Lodge in Scotland
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