Abstract
All books in this flagship series contain carefully selected substantial extracts from key cases, legislation, and academic debate, providing students with a stand-alone resource. This chapter discusses the law on medical malpractice. It covers breach of contract; establishing a case for negligence and the defences available; problems with clinical negligence; reforming the clinical negligence system; the NHS complaints system; professional regulation; whistleblowing; and criminal liability for gross negligence manslaughter and the new offence of wilful neglect. It also looks at the special issues raised in wrongful pregnancy and wrongful birth cases.
