However, whether due to a lack
of care or the hectic
nature of emergency rooms, nurses and
doctors can and do make
serious and often life - threatening medical mistakes.
ICBC chooses very «conservative»
doctors to see ICBC claimants and chances are, regardless
of your subjective complaints, you will not be able to convince him / her
of the
serious nature of the injuries unless there are clear objective signs
of injury (i.e. broken bone, herniated disc, etc...).
It is useful to quote key observations by Stadlen J [at paras 126 - 129]: «In my view, notwithstanding the absence in the FTPP proceedings
of some
of the statutory and non-statutory safeguards which apply to criminal proceedings... [I] n deciding whether it would be fair to admit the hearsay evidence, the requirements both
of Article 6 and
of the common law obliged the FTPP to take into account the absence
of all those [safeguards]... [I] n my judgment, no reasonable panel in the position
of the FTPP could have reasonably concluded that there were factors outweighing the powerful factors pointing against the admission
of the hearsay evidence... The means by which the claimant can challenge the hearsay evidence are... not in my judgment capable
of outweighing those factors... The reality would appear to be that the factor which the FTPP considered decisive in favour
of admitting the hearsay evidence was the
serious nature of the allegations against the claimant coupled with the public interest in investigating such allegations and the FTPP's duty to protect the public interest in protecting patients, maintaining public confidence in the profession and declaring and upholding proper standards
of behaviour... However, that factor on its own does not in my view diminish the weight which must be attached to the procedural safeguards to which a person accused
of such allegations is entitled both at common law and under Article 6... The more
serious the allegation, the greater the importance
of ensuring that the accused
doctor is afforded fair and proper procedural safeguards.
Premium Amount - Medical cover for senior citizens can be little expensive, as the diseases which are given a cover, can be
of a
serious and critical
nature, sometimes involving specialized treatment and surgeries from the best
doctors in the city.