Postgraduate Course: Clinical Negligence and the Law (LAWS11474)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This 10 credit course is a detailed exploration of the law of clinical 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 focusing on the law in the UK, the course will have a strong comparative dimension. The clinical 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.
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| Course description |
Indicative Course Content:
Week 1: Introduction to clinical negligence
Week 2: Experts, Doctrines and Defences, Damages
Week 3: Clinical Negligence and the Criminal Law
Week 4: Patient Redress and No-Fault Compensation for Medical Injury
Week 5: Clinical Negligence in Practice (an interactive session to be led by a medical negligence practitioner).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
88 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Summative Assessment Information:
1) 2000 Word Essay (100%)
This could take the form of:
i) an essay;
ii) a legal scenario-based problem question, or;
iii) a policy brief.
The type of written assignment will be specified in the Course Guide. |
| Feedback |
Feedback on the formative assessment may be provided in various formats, for example, to include written, oral, video, face-to-face, whole class, or individual. The course organiser will decide which format is most appropriate in relation to the nature of the assessment. Feedback on the formative assessment may be provided in various formats, for example, to include written, oral, whole class, or individual. The course organiser will decide which format is most appropriate in relation to the nature of the assessment.
In the feedback provided, students will be asked to reflect on the feedback provided as it is designed to assist with the preparation of the summative assessment for the course.
Feedback on both formative and summative in-course assessed work will be provided in time to be of use in subsequent assessments within the course.
Feedback on the summative assessment will be provided in written form via Learn, the University of Edinburgh's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the law as it relates to clinical negligence and an understanding of the interaction between law, medicine and society.
- Engage effectively in a group setting on debates in law and policy involving clinical negligence, drawing on a range of ethical and legal sources to justify or critique any positions taken or defended.
- Develop skills in the following: legal research; organising and synthesising materials; legal reasoning and argumentation; evaluation and criticism of the law.
- Demonstrate skills in critical thinking, including the ability to question assumptions, to frame and test hypotheses and to think autonomously.
- Improve legal writing skills, drawing on new insights from ethical discourse and professional practice in the development of one's own ideas.
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Reading List
Buchan A (ed), Lewis and Buchan's Clinical Negligence: A Practical Guide (8thedn, Bloomsbury Professional, 2019)
Herring J, Medical Law and Ethics (8th edn, Oxford University Press 2020)
Jackson E, Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (5th edn, Oxford University Press, 2019)
Horsey, K and Rackley E, Tort Law (6th edn, Oxford University Press, 2019)
Laurie GT, Harmon SHE and Dove ES, Mason & McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn, Oxford University Press, 2019)
Pattinson SD, Medical Law and Ethics (6th edn, Sweet & Maxwell 2020)
Poole N, Clinical Negligence Made Clear: A Guide for Patients and Professionals(Bath Publishing, 2019) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of medical negligence law and an understanding of the interaction between law, medicine and society;
- Engage effectively in a group setting on debates in medical negligence law and policy, drawing on a range of ethical and legal sources to justify or critique any positions taken or defended;
- Develop skills in the following: legal research; organising and synthesising materials; legal reasoning and argumentation; evaluation and criticism of the law;
- Demonstrate skills in critical thinking, including the ability to question assumptions, to frame and test hypotheses and to think autonomously;
- Improve legal writing skills, drawing on new insights from ethical discourse and professional practice in the development of one's own ideas. |
| Keywords | LLM,Medical Law and Ethics,Clinical Negligence,Level 11,Law,Postgraduate |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Anne-Maree Farrell
Tel: (0131 6)50 2020
Email: A.Farrell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Bethan Walters
Tel: (0131 6)50 2386
Email: bethan.walters@ed.ac.uk |
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