The social resonance in clinical negligence and medical errors
According to numerous polls and researches it became clear that the more experience, integrity and honesty the doctor has, the more often he would be wrong. This is where a doctor can demonstrate his wisdom by admitting mistakes, publicly discussing them, and trying to learn the ways to avoid them in future. Narcissism and ignorance, the belief that the risk of mistake is excluded is a road to new and new errors, the fact that may lead a specialist to legal liability. A universal position for the doctor in this case should be a detailed approach to studying issues and thorough exploration of all the manifestations. (more…)
According to the recent study an overwhelming majority of legal services consumers cover legal expenses on their own. YouGov, a prominent statistics agency, has recently published a comprehensive review of the state of affairs around legal services consumption in the UK. According to stats, 61% of respondents from various corners of the United Kingdom has covered legal services out of pocket in 2011, and 4 years later in the year 2015 this number has increased up to 64%.