Assignment Operating at Risk
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1"Operating at Risk" Is the law making criminals out of doctors? Concern that the NZ medical manslaughter law is too tough. Case of anaesthetist Geoff Long, who was aquitted on manslaughter charges. Need for doctors to be accountable; the US example of suing.
Speakers
- Ron Paterson (medical law specialist)
- Geoff Long (anaesthetist)
- Ross Boswell (son)
- John Haigh (lawyer)
- Ross Blair (Chair, Medical Law Reform Group)
- Alan Merry (College of Anaesthetists)
- Bruce Rudge (anaesthetist)
- Jeremy Cooper (anaesthetist)
- Doug Graeme MP (Justice Minister)
- Helen Johnson (Harvard University Hospital Risk manager)
- Bruce cullen (US anaesthetist)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- Operating at Risk
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 15 June 1995
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Current affairs
- Documentary
Hosts
- Susan Wood (Presenter)
Speakers
- Alan Merry (College of Anaesthetists)
- Bruce cullen (US anaesthetist)
- Bruce Rudge (anaesthetist)
- Doug Graeme MP (Justice Minister)
- Geoff Long (anaesthetist)
- Helen Johnson (Harvard University Hospital Risk manager)
- Jeremy Cooper (anaesthetist)
- John Haigh (lawyer)
- Ron Paterson (medical law specialist)
- Ross Blair (Chair, Medical Law Reform Group)
- Ross Boswell (son)