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LETTERS: Jonathan R Benger and Rebecca Hoskins Nurse led care: Nurses are autonomous professionals delivering expert care BMJ 2005; 330: 1084-a [Full text]

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Doctors remain legally accountable for care

Brendon J Smith   (6 May 2005)

Doctors remain legally accountable for care 6 May 2005
Brendon J Smith, Senior Staff Specialist Bankstown Hospital, Bankstown, 2200, Sydney, Australia Send response to journal: Re: Doctors remain legally accountable for care	I wil relinquish the traditional notion of medical control over patient care when the legal system does. Until then I am responsible for the patients under my care, with various aspects of that care provided by a range of skilled and valued professionals. It helps if they work as a team, not autonomously. Competing interests: None declared