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Medical Negligence Terms
Medical Negligence glossary terms connected to legal problems, guides, resources, lawyers, law firms, and booking paths.
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Medical NegligenceCausation
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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Medical NegligenceDamages
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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Medical NegligenceHPCSA 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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Medical NegligenceInformed 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 NegligenceMedical 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 NegligenceMedical 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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Medical NegligencePatient 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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Medical NegligencePrescription
A legal time-limit concept that can prevent a claim from being pursued if the relevant period has expired.
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Medical NegligenceStandard of care
The level of care, skill, and diligence expected from a healthcare practitioner or facility in the circumstances.
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Medical Negligence TermsTerm
Medical NegligenceDamages
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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Medical NegligenceHPCSA 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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Medical NegligencePatient 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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Medical NegligenceCausation
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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Medical NegligenceInformed 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 NegligenceMedical 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 NegligenceMedical 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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Medical NegligencePrescription
A legal time-limit concept that can prevent a claim from being pursued if the relevant period has expired.
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Medical NegligenceStandard of care
The level of care, skill, and diligence expected from a healthcare practitioner or facility in the circumstances.
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Medical Negligence TermsTerm
Medical NegligenceDamages
Money claimed or awarded as compensation for legally recognised loss, harm, injury, or expense caused by another party's wrongful conduct.
Medical Negligence TermsTerm
Medical NegligenceHPCSA complaint
A complaint made to the Health Professions Council of South Africa about the conduct, ethics, or professional practice of a registered health practitioner.
Medical Negligence TermsTerm
Medical NegligencePatient 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.
Medical Negligence TermsTerm
Medical NegligenceCausation
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.
Medical Negligence TermsTerm
Medical NegligenceInformed consent
Consent to healthcare treatment given after the patient receives enough relevant information about the treatment, material risks, alternatives, and likely consequences.
Medical Negligence TermsTerm
Medical NegligenceMedical negligence
A possible legal claim where healthcare treatment may have fallen below the required standard and caused harm or loss.
Medical Negligence TermsTerm
Medical NegligenceMedical records
Clinical and administrative records created during healthcare treatment, such as notes, consent forms, test results, referral letters, imaging, prescriptions, and discharge summaries.
Medical Negligence TermsTerm
Medical NegligencePrescription
A legal time-limit concept that can prevent a claim from being pursued if the relevant period has expired.
Medical Negligence TermsTerm
Medical NegligenceStandard of care
The level of care, skill, and diligence expected from a healthcare practitioner or facility in the circumstances.
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