Mathematical Lens: Speedometer and Odometer

2005 ◽  
Vol 98 (9) ◽  
pp. 637-638
Keyword(s):  
David Bradley

Some of us see mathematics in just about everything around us. David Bradley, for example, looked at the dashboard of his car and came up with a number of intriguing questions.

Dangerous Patients and Duties to Warn: a European Human Rights Perspective

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Gavaghan
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Healthcare Professional ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Recent Case ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
European Court ◽  
Duty To Protect ◽  
David Bradley

AbstractThe recent case of David Bradley, who shot and killed four members of his family after telling his doctor he 'wanted to kill someone', has raised the question of whether a healthcare professional could ever be held liable for failing to take steps to constrain a potentially dangerous patient. Until recently, it was considered that the United Kingdom courts would be reluctant to impose a duty to protect third parties. However, the European Court of Human Rights' decision in Osman v UK — while not directly concerning healthcare professionals — has opened the door for just such a duty. When this duty will arise, and how it can be discharged, remain challenging questions. Furthermore, healthcare professionals face the unenviable task of balancing competing duties, in which the rights — and safety — of their patients must also be borne in mind.

The Case of Dr. David Bradley

BMJ ◽  
1885 ◽  
Vol 1 (1260) ◽  
pp. 403-403
Author(s):  
L. Tait
Keyword(s):  
David Bradley

Dr. David Bradley

BMJ ◽  
1914 ◽  
Vol 2 (2814) ◽  
pp. 1002-1003
Keyword(s):  
David Bradley
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