Does the court prefer clinical records over witness testimony? (CXB v North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?

Article summary

Personal Injury analysis: Elizabeth Fox, barrister at Serjeants’ Inn Chambers, points out that CXB v North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is a reminder that claimants will continue to face a high threshold for proving, on balance, that clinical records are unreliable or incorrect, especially where those records cover a lengthy period of time.