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    Evolution of consent in clinical negligence

    06/12/2022

    Nearly all treatments carried out by healthcare professionals carry a risk, and it is therefore helpful to understand what the legal position is where the treatment itself was carried out with skill and care, but the patient suffers harm from an inherent risk with such treatment. Solicitor in our London Healthcare team, Lucy Steele, explores further.

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