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1Senior Lecturer in Health Law, College of Health Science, Swansea University.
Abstract:
The cost of negligence claims in the NHS continues to rise, with NHS England alone paying out some £1.75 billion in compensation last year ( NHS Resolution, 2018 ). Negligence law concerns liability for careless acts or omissions that harm another in breach of a duty of care ( Sidaway v Bethlem Royal Hospital [1985] ). To minimise the risk of liability it is essential that district nurses are aware of the circumstances that give rise to a duty of care and the standard expected of them in discharging their duty.
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