The Doctor in Court

The Doctor in Court – MM1602

Despite these fervent wishes of our Minister of Health, we are now five years down the line and the number of doctors found in the corridors of our Courts is increasing in leaps and bounds.
There are three reasons why doctors are likely to be found in court;
• as the accused “in the dock”,
• as a factual witness giving first-hand evidence regarding a patient they have treated or
• as an expert medical witness (a witness of opinion) who is there to interpret the medical facts before the court.

Modern Medicine – February 2016