Lesley Duncan or Cowie
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Recommendations
Recommendations (the sheriff's words)However, in my view it would be sound practice for consultants to satisfy themselves that junior doctors under their leadership are aware of the appropriate levels of responsibility and can be relied on to seek advice appropriately or refer cases for consultant review when needed.
Under section 28 of the 2016 Act, each recipient of a recommendation must respond within 8 weeks. The 8-week window is counted from the publication date. See how we track responses.
Section 28 responses
Overall status, as assessed by this site: Response pending
No response has been identified on the case landing page yet. The 8-week window has closed without a published response or non-response notice.
About Fatal Accident Inquiries
Fatal Accident Inquiries are held under the 2016 Act before a sheriff. They are mandatory for deaths in custody and at work. The sheriff may make recommendations under s.26(1)(b); recipients must respond within 8 weeks under s.28. See the methodology page for detail.
Data: scotcourts.gov.uk.