Wilsher Vs. Essex Area Health Authority

To compare and contrast between the standard of care on amateur and professional defendants, according to the case of Wilsher v Essex Area Health Authority (1986) 3 All ER 801, it is held that they expect a junior doctor to perform compliant to the standard of a competent and skilled doctor working in the same post. As doctors are being seen as a professional job, they do not have special allowance for the breach in duty of care, no matter whether they are beginners or the experienced ones. More often than not, defendant will argue for a lower standard of care due to The defendant cannot expostulate for lowering the standard of care because of his lack of experience on his work, while skilled defendant applying a higher standard of care.