Can a doctor who has acted in accordance with general and approved practice defend against a claim of negligence?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Phillip v. Whitecourt General Hospital, 2004 ABQB 2 (CanLII):
Vancouver General Hospital v. McDaniel, 1934 CanLII 276 (UK JCPC), [1934] 4 D.L.R. 593 (J.C.P.C.). Lord Alness said that a practitioner who shows that he has acted in accordance with general and approved practice can point to this in answer to a claim of negligence.
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