Herbal Health

Despite what some patients may think of us, and despite what some of us think about ourselves, doctors are not above the law.

The law is set down for all citizens to obey and we as a learned profession do ourselves and the law a disservice if we attempt to bring it into disrepute.

Being called as a witness to court is a time-consuming business and if one is a witness to an accident, it may be a full day lost from work.

However, for most individuals this may happen only once or twice in a lifetime.

For those doctors involved in treating workers compensation or road accident cases, a court appearance may occur almost every week.

But doctors are involved with the law in many other ways.

Speed limits on the road are absolute, but if a doctor is travelling to an emergency and he exceeds the speed limit, he still breaks the law.

Should he be apprehended by a policeman, a simple and polite explanation will usually result in the policeman waving the doctor on his way or asking him if he requires a police escort.

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