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Originally Posted by blazey
If anything went wrong though the prosecuting barrister would probably pick fault with something else under another act. In France everyone is under a duty of care to anyone they see have an accident or in need of some sort of help, in UK, your not under any Act that states you need to help. With the pressures upon doctors these days under the strain of the NHS I think I'd be wary of doing something off duty in case I was too tired from the pressures of ON-duty life to help properly.
Most people are unwilling to help in this country when a stranger needs it. Why a doctor should be criticised just because he didn't go to help isn't really something we should pick fault with. I got beat up on a main road by a large gang of girls and cars just drove on by like nothing was happening, but I wont think badly of them for not helping, as there is just no duty to do so and its always easier to not get involved unfortunatly.
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If I had been passing and seen you being attacked in the street I like to think I would have come to your aid but I understand that a lot of people would not do so for fear of being attacked themselves.However,there is a difference between a member of the public not wanting to get involved in a street attack and a doctor who is unwilling to go to a flat accross the road from his surgery to help save a life.