title: Legal definitions of responsibility, accountability and liability.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to legally define the terms responsibility, accountability and liability. The connection between these terms for registered children's nurses, students and healthcare support workers are discussed, along with the implications for professional practice.
authors.affiliation: School of Law, Open University, Milton Keynes.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cornock
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom