The surgeon who signed patients’ livers was silly, not criminal. The law is an asshttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/15/doctor-signed-patients-livers-law-courts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other …
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Replying to @ClareGerada
no. The law clearly states what criminal assault is & drs aren’t exempt.
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Replying to @jmcefalas
So what are your views ? He signed it. Shouldn’t have done that. But we need balance in debate.
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Replying to @ClareGerada
my tweet was perfectly clear. I wldnt accept silliness as a defence to assault on a medical professional. If you cannot see why a lay person tajes such a dim view there is no debate
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Replying to @jmcefalas @ClareGerada
Issue is not the law, so much as this action being an indicator that questions the professional's professionalism. Poor judgement in one area might indicate poor judgement in others.
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Replying to @suzyg001 @ClareGerada
for me it really is the law. Which was broken with, apparently, a sense of absolute entitlement
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I entirely agree. This is hardly new. "Case law (common law) has established that touching a pt without valid consent may constitute the civil or criminal offence of battery" https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/138296/dh_103653__1_.pdf …
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