title: Apologies, medicine and the law.
abstract: This column considers some of the imperatives and barriers which may impact on a medical practitioner who apologises to a patient following an adverse event in New South Wales. It also considers the inclusion of the apology provisions in ss 67-69 of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) and the extent to which those provisions may protect apologising practitioners from liability.
authors.affiliation: Hornsby Brooklyn GP Unit.
authors.forename: Penny
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Browne
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D030881:Disclosure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations