Postgraduate Course: Medical Negligence (LAWS11336)
Course Outline
School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course is a detailed exploration of the law of medical negligence. It is designed to equip students with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of relevant case law. It also aims to develop skills in using the case law effectively by formulating reasoned and persuasive arguments for or against particular legal propositions. Whilst focussing on the law in the UK, the course will have a strong comparative dimension. The medical negligence action will be viewed in its social, economic and political context and students will be encouraged to reflect critically on the various factors driving law and policy in this area |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. A knowledge of medical negligence law and an understanding of the interaction between law, medicine and society
2. Locating and using legal materials; practical reasoning, appreciation of the law in its social, economic and historical contexts; evaluation and criticism of the law; research skills, gaining knowledge and understanding which may be applied and adapted in future.
3. Intellectual skills of collecting, organising, evaluating, synthesising and presenting material and arguments and including the ability to question assumptions, to frame and test hypotheses and to think autonomously
4. The ability to engage effectively in a group setting on debates in medical negligence law and policy, drawing on a range of ethical, legal and professional sources and to justify robustly any positions taken or defended
5. The improvement of legal research and writing skills, drawing on new insights from ethical discourse and professional practice. |
Assessment Information
25% class participation
75% essay of 4,000 words |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
Not entered |
Syllabus |
Week 1: Introduction to medical negligence
Week 2: Expert evidence, defences and remedies
Week 3: Medical product liability and litigation by medical specialism.
Week 4: Non-patient and third party claims, reform proposals and alternatives to medical negligence litigation.
Week 5: Medical negligence in practice (an interactive session to be led by a medical negligence practitioner).
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Transferable skills |
Not entered |
Reading list |
- C. Lewis and A. Buchan, Clinical Negligence: A Practical Guide (Bloomsbury Professional, 2012) (Law Library)
- R. Goldberg, Medicinal Product Liability and Regulation (Hart, 2013) (Law Library)
- W. Latimer-Sayer et al., Personal Injury Schedules: Calculating Damages (Bloomsbury Professional, 2010) (electronic resource)
- T. Weir, An Introduction to Tort Law (Oxford, OUP, 2009) (Law Library)
- J. Conaghan and W. Mansell, The Wrongs of Tort (London : Pluto Press, 1999) (Law Library)
- M. Jones, Medical Negligence (Sweet and Maxwell, 2008)
- R. Mulheron, Medical Negligence: Non-Patient and Third Party Claims (Ashgate, 2010)
- K. Horsey and E. Rackley, Tort Law (OUP, 2009) |
Study Abroad |
Not entered |
Study Pattern |
Not entered |
Keywords | law, medical, negligence |
Contacts
Course organiser | Mr Gerard Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 2023
Email: Gerard.Porter@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Ginny Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 4246
Email: Ginny.Spencer@ed.ac.uk |
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