Duty of care or a matter of conduct : can a doctor refuse a person in need of urgent medical attention? Jessica Dean, Patrick Mahar, Erwin Loh, Karinne Ludlow.

Melbourne : The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, 2013.

199541

LIability (Law) Australia.

Negligence Australia.

Torts Australia.

Medical personnel Malpractice Australia.

Background: Medical practitioners may have their particular skills called upon outside a direct professional context. The responsibilities of medical practitioners outside their defined scope of clinical practice may not be clear to all clinicians. Objective: To consider the possible legal consequences of a doctor refusing to assist a person in need of urgent medical attention both in terms of medical negligence and professional misconduct. - Extract from article.

Includes bibliographical references.

1 online resource (pages 746-748) : digital, PDF