Patient protection: ill-treatment and wilful neglect.CriminaloffenceGrossbreachofdutyIll-treatmentWilfulneglectThe crimes of ill-treating or wilfully neglecting patients have been extended to protect all patients regardless of age or decision-making capacity. A new offence has also been created that ...
Evaluation of Scottish statistical data on cases of ill-treatment and wilful neglect revealed a small number of cases progressing to court though there were challenges in constructing a pathway from charges to convictions. There also appeared to be no Scottish legal opinions published in connection ...
Patient protection: ill-treatment and wilful neglect The crimes of ill-treating or wilfully neglecting patients have been extended to protect all patients regardless of age or decision-making capacity. A new offence has also been created that will allow for the prosecution of care organisa... Ri...
crueltypersecutionchild neglectchild abusemistreatmentmaltreatmentill-treatmentabuseill-usage noun Synonyms for ill-usage nouncruel or inhumane treatment Synonyms abuse ill-treatment maltreatment Related Words mistreatment child abuse child neglect persecution cruelty inhuman treatment Based on WordNet 3.0, ...
This consultation sets out proposals for the development of a new, clear and specific criminal offence of ill-treatment or wilful neglect of patients and social care service users in response to the recommendations of the National Advisory Group on the Safety of Patients in England. This offence ...
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