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Medical Negligence Terms
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Causation
The legal and factual link between conduct and harm; in medical-negligence matters it asks whether the treatment issue caused the injury or loss claimed.
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Damages
Money claimed or awarded as compensation for legally recognised loss, harm, injury, or expense caused by another party's wrongful conduct.
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HPCSA complaint
A complaint made to the Health Professions Council of South Africa about the conduct, ethics, or professional practice of a registered health practitioner.
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Informed consent
Consent to healthcare treatment given after the patient receives enough relevant information about the treatment, material risks, alternatives, and likely consequences.
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Medical negligence
A possible legal claim where healthcare treatment may have fallen below the required standard and caused harm or loss.
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Medical records
Clinical and administrative records created during healthcare treatment, such as notes, consent forms, test results, referral letters, imaging, prescriptions, and discharge summaries.
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Patient confidentiality
The duty to protect a patient's private health information and disclose it only where the law, consent, professional rules, or recognised exceptions allow it.
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Prescription
A legal time-limit concept that can prevent a claim from being pursued if the relevant period has expired.
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Standard of care
The level of care, skill, and diligence expected from a healthcare practitioner or facility in the circumstances.
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