Health Sciences 3101A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sexual Assault, Tort, Public Administration
10 Oct 2020
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The changing legal environment: more litigious society, all professionals under greater legal scrutiny, american concept, more suits against health, counselling and care practitioners, as well as all other professionals. In 2018, cmpa had over 32,000 requests for legal advice. Its annual budget increased 75-fold from 1976-2018: law playing greater role, particularly for administrators, health professional as party, witness, compliance officer, and consultant, some conventional responses to this more challenging legal environment are unnecessary, costly and cumbersome. Factors expanding the role of law: (1) shift from paternalistic to rights-based notions of healthcare. The expectations of the courts: canada is not california north, not expected to know the law, or be omniscient, an insurer or always right, courts generally supportive of health professionals, courts expect health professionals to act, reasonably; and. In good faith: the current law is wholly compatible with the professional and ethical standards of health, counselling and care professionals.
