The paper discusses professional negligence of Medical Practitioners and other Medical allied staff in the light of the general law of Negligence, the Rules of Professional Ethics of Medical and Dental Practitioners in Nigeria, the decisions of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal (MDPDT) and of the Appellate or Superior Courts of Nigeria.Keywords: medical negligence, Nigerian law, duty Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences Vol. 4(2) 2005: 165-17
This chapter considers the liability of health professionals for professional negligence. A health p...
Background: The Nigerian medical law is the embodiment of laws concerning the rights and responsibil...
The paper analyzes the civil law aspects of the responsibility of medical workers and institutions d...
A member of any profession, it is supposed, possesses the skills, which her/his training asserts. As...
This paper set out to examine the subject matter of health and welfare administration and the human ...
BACKGROUND: Medical personnel are bound toexperience some difficulties in the course of duty and the...
The legal practitioner is an expert whose services and expertise are required by members of the publ...
Background: Medical personnel are bound toexperience some difficulties in the course of duty and the...
Due to the increasing numbers of population and changes of environment, people are more exposed towa...
Negligence means failure to extend duty of care to whom it is owed. Negligence occurs in all spheres...
Negligence in the medical field refers to a breach of a duty to take reasonable care towards the pat...
Most, if not all physicians are ill prepared when it comes to facing a medical litigation. The curre...
Medical negligence, now days have become one of the serious issues in India. Our experience tells us...
Health care system in Nigeria has recorded unimaginable failure due to a degenerate doctor-patient r...
BACKGROUND The Nigerian healthcare system has experienced repeated disharmony between the Medical La...
This chapter considers the liability of health professionals for professional negligence. A health p...
Background: The Nigerian medical law is the embodiment of laws concerning the rights and responsibil...
The paper analyzes the civil law aspects of the responsibility of medical workers and institutions d...
A member of any profession, it is supposed, possesses the skills, which her/his training asserts. As...
This paper set out to examine the subject matter of health and welfare administration and the human ...
BACKGROUND: Medical personnel are bound toexperience some difficulties in the course of duty and the...
The legal practitioner is an expert whose services and expertise are required by members of the publ...
Background: Medical personnel are bound toexperience some difficulties in the course of duty and the...
Due to the increasing numbers of population and changes of environment, people are more exposed towa...
Negligence means failure to extend duty of care to whom it is owed. Negligence occurs in all spheres...
Negligence in the medical field refers to a breach of a duty to take reasonable care towards the pat...
Most, if not all physicians are ill prepared when it comes to facing a medical litigation. The curre...
Medical negligence, now days have become one of the serious issues in India. Our experience tells us...
Health care system in Nigeria has recorded unimaginable failure due to a degenerate doctor-patient r...
BACKGROUND The Nigerian healthcare system has experienced repeated disharmony between the Medical La...
This chapter considers the liability of health professionals for professional negligence. A health p...
Background: The Nigerian medical law is the embodiment of laws concerning the rights and responsibil...
The paper analyzes the civil law aspects of the responsibility of medical workers and institutions d...