Ultimate doctor liability: A myth of ignorance or myth of control?

Cashin, A; Carey, M; Watson, N; Clark, G; Newman, C; Waters, CD

Ultimate doctor liability: A myth of ignorance or myth of control?

Cashin, A

Carey, M Watson, N Clark, G Newman, C Waters, CD

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Collegian, 2009, 16 (3), pp. 125 - 129
Issue Date:: 2009-07-01

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dc.contributor.author	Cashin, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6173-9114	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Carey, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Watson, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Clark, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Newman, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Waters, CD	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-07-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Collegian, 2009, 16 (3), pp. 125 - 129	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1322-7696	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12846
dc.description.abstract	Ultimate medical doctor responsibility for the care delivered to patients by all professionals is a myth. Legally Lord Denning dismissed the myth in the mid-20th century in England. The assumption that a medical doctor is responsible for the care delivered by nurses has not existed in English and Australian law since that time, and it has been actively refuted. Yet it is a myth that continues to circulate influencing health service, state and federal health policy. For some it is a myth of ignorance and for others it is a means of control. This paper outlines the relevant case law to debunk the myth of ultimate medical doctor control. © 2009.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Collegian	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.colegn.2009.06.003	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Peer Review, Health Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse's Role	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Physician's Role	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Expert Testimony	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Liability, Legal	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Malpractice	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse Practitioners	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Medical Errors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Professional Autonomy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Delegation, Professional	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Health Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	New South Wales	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	England	en_US
dc.title	Ultimate doctor liability: A myth of ignorance or myth of control?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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Abstract:

Ultimate medical doctor responsibility for the care delivered to patients by all professionals is a myth. Legally Lord Denning dismissed the myth in the mid-20th century in England. The assumption that a medical doctor is responsible for the care delivered by nurses has not existed in English and Australian law since that time, and it has been actively refuted. Yet it is a myth that continues to circulate influencing health service, state and federal health policy. For some it is a myth of ignorance and for others it is a means of control. This paper outlines the relevant case law to debunk the myth of ultimate medical doctor control. © 2009.

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