medical negligence

collocation in English

meaningsofmedicalandnegligence

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medical
adjective
uk
/ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/
related to the treatment of illness ...
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negligence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈneɡ.lɪ.dʒəns/us
/ˈneɡ.lə.dʒəns/
the fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone ...
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(Definition ofmedicalandnegligencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A physician's failure to make that assessment can be as much an instance ofmedicalnegligenceas missing a diagnosis or providing inappropriate treatment.
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There were two other cases involving misdiagnosis where pregnancy tests had given a false negative result and there was no question ofmedicalnegligence.
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Further, compared to education and research, performance is an area of governance which has the most direct effect on the public (as cases ofmedicalnegligencedemonstrate).
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Amedicalnegligencetrial will therefore focus on defining what accepted medical practice is in the circumstances of a particular case.
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These figures also include expenditure onmedicalnegligence, capital charges, grants to voluntary bodies and some health care services—for example, health promotion.
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It became obvious to practitioners in themedicalnegligencefield that there had been a high degree of negligence in such cases.
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A group of lawyers has no doubt moved on frommedicalnegligencecases to action against the police.
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The basis for seeking compensation for injuries wheremedicalnegligenceis alleged should continue to be through litigation in the courts.
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We do not make estimates of the numbers of futuremedicalnegligenceclaims.
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However, meanwhile we must tackle the poor results which are often obtained for clients inmedicalnegligencecases.
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I have also accepted thatmedicalnegligencecases should remain in legal aid for the present.
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Any question ofmedicalnegligenceis a matter between the parties concerned.
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The management ofmedicalnegligenceclaims is a matter for individual trusts.
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In the private sector, any question ofmedicalnegligenceis a matter between the parties concerned.
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For hospital practitioners, the length of time taken to settle claims onmedicalnegligencewill vary depending on the nature of the case.
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However,medicalnegligencecases are difficult to pursue.
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The report is clear about the impact of the recommendations on the tort system ofmedicalnegligence.
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The first of those is the treatment of compensation funds in cases of industrial injury ormedicalnegligence.
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It may be difficult to say that merely because a case is amedicalnegligencecase it is necessarily one of complexity.
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One wonders whether it is wise to havemedicalnegligencecases incorporated in this category of personal injuries.
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