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Intro; Preface; Contents; Part I: General Swati Jha and Robert Burrell; 1: Ethics in Medicine; 1.1 The Difference Between the Law and Ethics; 1.2 Ethical Principles; 1.3 Case Scenario; 1.3.1 Termination Ethics; 1.3.2 Personhood; 1.3.3 Bodily Autonomy Versus Not Killing; 1.3.4 Taking Potentiality Seriously; 1.3.5 Deprivation of Futures; 1.4 Case Scenario; References; 2: Why Doctors Get Sued; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Consent; 2.2.1 Key Legal Principles; 2.3 Errors of Treatment or Surgery; 2.3.1 Key Legal Principles; 2.4 Errors of Diagnosis/Delayed Diagnosis.
2.4.1 Key Legal PrinciplesReferences; 3: Consent After Montgomery: Clinical Considerations; 3.1 Background; 3.2 Requirements for Consent; 3.3 Consent After Montgomery: What Constitutes Sufficient Information?; 3.3.1 Exceptions to Provision of Information; 3.3.2 Birth Choices Post-Montgomery; 3.4 Court Decisions Since Montgomery; 3.4.1 A v East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC 1038; 3.4.2 Spencer v Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 1058; References; 4: Consent After Montgomery: Legal Considerations; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Use of a Consent Form.
4.3 Future Law4.4 The Decision Record; References; 5: Duty of Candour; 5.1 Background; 5.2 Professional Duty of Candour; 5.3 Statutory Duty of Candour (CQC-Registered Healthcare Organisations, England); 5.4 Consequences of Not Complying with Duty of Candour; 5.5 Case Study: Bladder Injury; References; 6: Leading Cases; 6.1 Negligence; 6.1.1 What Constitutes Negligence?; 6.2 Causation; References; 7: The Claim Journey; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Letter Before Action; 7.3 Letter of Claim; 7.4 The Response; 7.5 Formal Proceedings.
7.6 Doctors Witness Statement and Exchange of Witness Statements7.7 Trial; References; 8: GMC Referral; 8.1 Background; 8.2 GMC Guidance; 8.3 GMC Statistics on Number and Outcome of Referrals; 8.4 Sources of Referral; 8.5 When You Should Self-Report?; 8.6 What Type of Concerns Are Investigated?; 8.7 Notification of Criminal Investigations; 8.8 IOT Hearings; 8.9 GMC Investigation; 8.10 Referral to a MPT Hearing; 8.11 Resolution of Cases Not Referred to a MPT Hearing; 8.12 Things to Remember; References; 9: Report Writing; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Legal and Ethical Framework.
9.3 Pitfalls and Risks9.4 Positive Advice; References; 10: Being an Expert Witness; 10.1 Background; 10.2 Definition of an Expert Witness; 10.3 Duty of the Expert Witness; References; 11: The Obstetrician/Gynaecologist in Coroner's Court; 11.1 History; 11.2 Current Position in England and Wales; 11.3 The Investigation; 11.4 The Inquest; 11.5 Conclusions; 11.6 Unnatural Death; 11.7 Accident/Misadventure; 11.8 Unlawful Killing; 11.9 Stillbirths; 11.10 Abortion; 11.11 Preparing for the Inquest; References; 12: Intimate Examinations and Chaperones; 12.1 Background.
2.4.1 Key Legal PrinciplesReferences; 3: Consent After Montgomery: Clinical Considerations; 3.1 Background; 3.2 Requirements for Consent; 3.3 Consent After Montgomery: What Constitutes Sufficient Information?; 3.3.1 Exceptions to Provision of Information; 3.3.2 Birth Choices Post-Montgomery; 3.4 Court Decisions Since Montgomery; 3.4.1 A v East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC 1038; 3.4.2 Spencer v Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 1058; References; 4: Consent After Montgomery: Legal Considerations; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Use of a Consent Form.
4.3 Future Law4.4 The Decision Record; References; 5: Duty of Candour; 5.1 Background; 5.2 Professional Duty of Candour; 5.3 Statutory Duty of Candour (CQC-Registered Healthcare Organisations, England); 5.4 Consequences of Not Complying with Duty of Candour; 5.5 Case Study: Bladder Injury; References; 6: Leading Cases; 6.1 Negligence; 6.1.1 What Constitutes Negligence?; 6.2 Causation; References; 7: The Claim Journey; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Letter Before Action; 7.3 Letter of Claim; 7.4 The Response; 7.5 Formal Proceedings.
7.6 Doctors Witness Statement and Exchange of Witness Statements7.7 Trial; References; 8: GMC Referral; 8.1 Background; 8.2 GMC Guidance; 8.3 GMC Statistics on Number and Outcome of Referrals; 8.4 Sources of Referral; 8.5 When You Should Self-Report?; 8.6 What Type of Concerns Are Investigated?; 8.7 Notification of Criminal Investigations; 8.8 IOT Hearings; 8.9 GMC Investigation; 8.10 Referral to a MPT Hearing; 8.11 Resolution of Cases Not Referred to a MPT Hearing; 8.12 Things to Remember; References; 9: Report Writing; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Legal and Ethical Framework.
9.3 Pitfalls and Risks9.4 Positive Advice; References; 10: Being an Expert Witness; 10.1 Background; 10.2 Definition of an Expert Witness; 10.3 Duty of the Expert Witness; References; 11: The Obstetrician/Gynaecologist in Coroner's Court; 11.1 History; 11.2 Current Position in England and Wales; 11.3 The Investigation; 11.4 The Inquest; 11.5 Conclusions; 11.6 Unnatural Death; 11.7 Accident/Misadventure; 11.8 Unlawful Killing; 11.9 Stillbirths; 11.10 Abortion; 11.11 Preparing for the Inquest; References; 12: Intimate Examinations and Chaperones; 12.1 Background.