Does a doctor have a duty to ensure that the patient is understood?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from McNeil v. Younger, 2009 BCSC 120 (CanLII):
Prior to Reibl v. Hughes, there was some doubt as to whether the doctor had the duty to ensure that he was understood. However, Laskin C.J. made it quite clear in that case that it was incumbent on the doctor to make sure that he was understood, particularly where it appears that the patient had some difficulty with the language spoken by the doctor.
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