Doctors have a duty of care to their patients, that is, a legal duty to care for their patients and to act in their best interests. Generally, the role of a doctor is to examine, diagnose, treat and advise their patients.
If a doctor breaches their duty of care, their patients may suffer direct or indirect loss as a result of the doctor failing to meet the standard of care expected (this is called negligence). Some examples of negligence include:
- Failure to obtain valid consent;
- Failure to obtain an appropriate history from the patient;
- Misdiagnosis;
- Infecting a patient from unsanitary procedures;
- Medication or treatment errors;
- Premature discharge of a patient;
- Sexual misconduct;
- Equipment failure;
- Injuries or death resulting from procedures, treatments or misdiagnosis.
The abovementioned list is not exhaustive and there may be many other actions or situations that could be classed as doctor negligence.
Doctor negligence does not exclusively refer to your local General Practitioner (GP) but also includes;
- Surgeons;
- Neurologist;
- Gynaecologist;
- Obstetrician;
- Plastic Surgeon;
- Radiologist; and
- Various other medical specialists.
If you have concerns about your medical treatment or the conduct of a doctor, it is important that you meet with a Medical Lawyer. Our Medical Lawyers can, in a confidential environment, discuss your concerns and thereafter, consider the strength of your allegations of negligence and determine suitable avenues that you may be able to pursue.
If you are a doctor and a negligence claim has been made against you it is critical that you seek immediate legal advice from a Medical Lawyer. Our Sydney Medical Lawyers can outline your rights and obligations in respect to the negligence claim, consider your prospects in defending the claim and represent you in Court or at a Tribunal.
If you wish to speak with a Medical Lawyer about Doctor Negligence, we invite you to contact our firm by telephone on (02) 9233 4048 or send an email to info@navado.com.au.
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