Mishap or Malpractice Author:C. Hawkins Commissioned by the Medical Defence Union to celebrate its centenary in 1985, this book provides a survey of medico-legal matters. It gives an account of the problems that hinder harmonious doctor-patient relationships and suggestions for avoiding the emergence of defensive medicine. Dr Hawkins has lectured and published widely on the subject, a... more »nd his book should interest all providers of health care.« less