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                     Negligence














                      Medical negligence


                            ▪ Failure to meet the standard of practice of an average

                                qualified doctor practicing in the specialty in question



                            ▪ Occurs not merely when there is an error, but when the degree
                                of error exceeds the accepted norm
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