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inevitable parts of life. However, an “accident” is by
the court’s own definition an unexpected and violent
means of suffering an injury. By contrast with a medical deterioration, it is not the sort of event anyone expects to witness, even in a medical setting. Therefore,
it would be would be surprising for the court to maintain that there would be anything societally innappropriate about holding a doctor liable for
psychological harm caused by a negligent “accident”,
just as any other profession would be found liable in
those same circumstances. This is particularly true in
cases where doctors have not merely failed to protect
their patients against harm, but have actually caused
them direct harm through negligence (for example,
where a clinician has burnt or dropped a heavy item
on a patient, or where a surgeon has amputated an
incorrect limb).
MR SAMEER SINGH
CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON
MBBS, BSc, FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics)
Specialist interests
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Work related disorders and Repetitive Strain Expert.
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assist solicitors in trauma and orthopaedic related matters.
Mr Singh is an expert in personal injury and medical negligence and performs over 200
reports per year. Mr Singh is committee member of the British Orthopaedic Association
Medico Legal committee. Mr Singh is Bond Solon trained and MedCo registered and has
undertaken training for medical negligence and court room experience.
Mr Singh undertakes regular CPD to ensure his clinical and legal
practice is up to date.
As far as this author is aware, no secondary victim
claims arising from medical negligence have reached
the courts since Paul. It will undoubtedly be difficult
for future such claims to succeed, but that is not to say
that they are bound to fail. One thing is certain; there
is now an additional onus on medical negligence practitioners to think creatively about how to present such
claims in light of the additional hurdles posed by Paul.
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