English law on gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare must move towards Scottish position

English law on gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare must move towards Scottish position The law that is applied in gross negligence manslaughter (GNM) cases in healthcare should move towards Scotland’s comparable offence of Culpable Homicide, where charges are only brought against doctors if an act is proved to be intentional, reckless or grossly careless, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) has said.

See also:

• Legal bar for convicting healthcare professionals of manslaughter is 'too low', medical organisation warns The Daily Telegraph
• Raise legal bar to avoid criminalising good doctors for mistakes, warns MPS GPonline