Systemic Negligence and NHS Hospitals: An Underutilised Argument
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The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has caused National Health Service (NHS) frontline operations to be stretched near breaking point.1 Despite coming under immense pressure, the service held firm at ...
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عنوان ژورنال: King's Law Journal
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0961-5768', '1757-8442']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09615768.2021.1951496