On 1 Feb 1998 11:4:37 GMT, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> But, as
>others have pointed out, the issue is simply whether or not you are a
>witness as to fact or as to expert opinion.If the former, then you are not
>paid to consider the matter beforehand, review the evidence and provide an
>opinion etc.Just check your facts about visits of the patient to your
>surgery and refuse to answer any questions on opinion.
Thank you for clarifying the issue, but what exactly is the difference
between fact and opinion? I can see that the dates of a pt's visit are
straightforwardly fact, but what about the diagnosis you made when you
saw them, as recorded in the notes?
Dr David Evans
Cardiff
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