An issue of patients declining recommended treatment in hospital or free birthing without hospital involvement
An issue of patients declining recommended treatment in hospital or free birthing without hospital involvement
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• How health care workers’ rights against patients. • Duty to treat (at what stage can doctors and midwives withdraw treatment from reluctant or hostile patients) • How to mitigate liability against a patient who refuses treatment or is aggressive. • Workplace rights of healthcare workers and potential actions against hospitals. • Psychological damage to healthcare workers due to being a ’secondary victim’ of patients’ birth plans • Rights of healthcare workers to claim damages against hospitals for psychological or physical damage as a result of hostile patient interactions. • Effects on other patients when demanding patients divert workforce to themselves, leaving other patients with less attention.
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