Colleagues
Legal lurkers have as much right as anyone to access an open site.
WE ALL KNEW THIS SITE WAS OPEN
I do however sympathize with colleagues who feel uncomfortable discussing some topics in the presence of legal experts as they may feel their comments could be mis-construed, or brought up in evidence against them at a latter date.
For such medical colleagues a private medics only site may be attractive but as we have heard there are significant practical difficulties in establishing such a site
For my part I welcome lurkers of all persuasions to the site provided that they undertake to
1) treat the list as a private discussion whose members should not be held to account outside this forum for their musings in the forum (A kind of discussion group parliamentary privilege)
2) Ask authors permission before quoting their work outside this forum
3) Recognize the practical shortcomings of this medium, which can interfere with or corrupt the real message a member is trying to communicate
4) Recognise the purpose of discussion and argument is to explore issues and develop ideas. Therefore views or ideas expressed in this forum may not reflect the final or true beliefs of the contributor.
I welcome interested lay and professional people to this list. I feel that all who contribute to the list in a thoughtful and responsible manner enrich the discussions and on more than one occasion have forced me to re-examine and consequently alter, beliefs / ideas I had previously held inviolate.
As an aside I am a member of a group wishing to set up a charity to promote education in the field of maternity emergency care. I would be delighted to hear privately from any Legal experts who would be willing to give some basic advice to our group on this subject.
Regards
Jim
James Kennedy
GP and SL in General Practice
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