Can a medical professional be found to have breached the standard of care by failing to follow the relevant guidelines and policies?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Medina v Wong, 2018 BCSC 292 (CanLII):
If a medical practitioner acts in accordance with the relevant guidelines and policies, this is compelling evidence that their conduct did not fall below the standard of care. Conversely, if a medical practitioner fails to act in accordance with guidelines and policies, this can be compelling evidence that the standard of care was breached: Kern v. Forest, 2010 BCSC 938 at paras. 161–167.
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