title: Legal advice. Insurance is essential, says Robert Griffith.
abstract: Liability for carelessness is given legal expression in the law relating to negligence. A patient harmed by the carelessness of a healthcare assistant can take action for damages.
authors.affiliation: Swansea University.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D007351:Insurance, Liability; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics; D019300:Medical Errors; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom