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iii. Causation

▪ What is Causation in Medical Negligence?

➢ 'Causation' in medical negligence cases means proving that

negligence as a result of a breached duty of care has caused injury.

Proving this is known as 'establishing causation'.

➢ For example, if a hospital fails to diagnose a cancer, and as a result

of which an individual misses out on treatment that might have helped

them deal with the cancer, or even avoid a terminal diagnosis, the

breach of the duty of care is the failure to diagnose, and the cancer

becoming more serious than it otherwise