Medical negligence and cerebral palsy: a complex but relatively developed area of the law
Keywords:
medical negligence, cerebral palsy
Abstract
A review of the medical negligence cases from the past couple of years reveals that most of the cases that make it to court are related to birth injuries, and most of those are ones in which the baby has suffered a brain injury which caused cerebral palsy, says Aneesa Bodiat, head of legal at Natmed Medical Defence.
Published
2020-04-08
Issue
Section
Legal and Ethical Column
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