Comments
Digital copy of Bolam v. Friern Hospital Management Committee.
Used as evidence in relation to Section 1: Introduction of Nicholas Griffin QC's Report [ZC/D/AW4/A5/26/WD008989].
| Reference | ZC/D/AW4/A5/26/1/WD008953 |
| Date | 26 April 1957 |
| Scope and Content | Relates to the case of Bolam v. Friern Hospital Management Committee which resulted after John Hector Bolam sued the Friern Hospital Management Committee claiming damages for negligence in electro-convulsive therapy treatment administered to him on 23 August 1954, when, during the treatment, he sustained fractures of the pelvis on each side. Sets out details of the case, jury action, and the judgment of J McNair, noting the judgment for the defendants. |
| Names | Allfrey, Dr Baker, Dr Bastarrechea, Dr Bolam, John Hector Clyde, Lord President Denning, Lord Fox-Andrews, N R Griffin, Nicholas, QC Hanley Family Hunter family Marshall, Dr McNair, J Ormrod, Roger Page, Dr Randall, Mr Stirling, James Sutcliffe, E Banstead Hospital Court of Appeal Friern Hospital Friern Hospital Management Committee J Tickle and Company (Solicitors) Knole Hospital Netherne Hospital Pennington and Son (Solicitors) Three Counties Hospital Weekly Law Reports |
| Keywords | doctors | drugs | electrocution | evidence | Hospitals | IJCI | negligence | operations | prosecutions | reports | injuries | therapy | treatment | trials |
| Places | London |
| Dimensions | 1 pdf file |
| Language | English |
| Level of description | File |
| Access restrictions | PDF file - please click on the link to download |
| Closed until | 2100 |
Context:
Digital copy of Bolam v. Friern Hospital Management Committee.
Used as evidence in relation to Section 1: Introduction of Nicholas Griffin QC's Report [ZC/D/AW4/A5/26/WD008989].
ZC/D/AW4/A5/26/1/WD008953
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