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In a message dated 15/08/96 02:50:05, Jon Wilcox writes: >Perhaps we should allow >our imperfections to be quoted far and wide - it may make the job >(sorry, challenge) of the legal opportunists more difficult. > > What an interesting point this raises. The test of negligence that is required for all cases( in the UK) is enshrined in Whitehouse v Jordan. A doctor only has to be as good as the average doctor of his training and experience, we don't all have to be perfect. The problem in court seems to be establishing reasonable average practice. There will always be opposing views, and the court has to decide which, on the balance of probabilities, is the average. (Alert correct me if I am wrong about the case law). The widespread publication, unrelated to particular cases, of the view of the average GP for a variety of circumstances, would only help establish what is the norm. I'm game if everyone else is. Indeed, if Graham Ross is interested in finding out how imperfect the world (see previous posting) is and how compex our job is, perhaps he would like to spend some time with one of us, to see the scale of the problem. Trefor Roscoe Email; [log in to unmask] Beighton Health Centre Tel 0114 - 269 5061 Queens Road, Beighon Fax 0114 - 269 7186 Sheffield S19 6BJ P.S. I'm on holiday for a week after today so I suggest this to be provocative to see what sort of debate might result. "see" you all on the 24th. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%