Blyth v Bloomsbury Health Authority

(1993) 4 Med LR 151

COURT OF APPEAL

Lord Justice KERR, Lord Justice NEILL, and Lord Justice BALCOMBE

Hospital — Negligence — Duty to warn — Contraceptive drug (Depo-Provera) — System for providing counselling, warning, advice on after effects — Whether system failed in relation to plaintiff — Information given to patients as to likely side effects of drug — Whether hospital failed to correctly implement system — Whether Bolam test applied.