Cashin Andrew, Carey Michael, Watson Ngaire, Clark Greg, Newman Claire, Waters Cheryl D
Southern Cross University School of Health and Human Sciences, Australia
Collegian. 2009;16(3):125-9. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2009.06.003.
Ultimate medical doctor responsibility for the care delivered to patients by all professionals is a myth. Legally Lord Denning dismissed the myth in the mid-20th century in England. The assumption that a medical doctor is responsible for the care delivered by nurses has not existed in English and Australian law since that time, and it has been actively refuted. Yet it is a myth that continues to circulate influencing health service, state and federal health policy. For some it is a myth of ignorance and for others it is a means of control. This paper outlines the relevant case law to debunk the myth of ultimate medical doctor control.
认为由所有专业人员提供给患者的护理最终都由医生负责，这是个神话。在20世纪中叶的英国，丹宁勋爵从法律层面驳斥了这一谬论。自那时起，认为医生要对护士提供的护理负责这一假设在英国和澳大利亚法律中就不存在了，并且这一假设已被有力地反驳。然而，这个神话仍在流传，影响着医疗服务、州和联邦的卫生政策。对一些人来说，这是一个无知的神话，而对另一些人来说，这是一种控制手段。本文概述了相关判例法，以揭穿医生最终控制权的神话。
