Doctors charged with manslaughter in the course of medical practice, 1795-2005: a literature review.
Ferner RE, McDowell SE. Doctors charged with manslaughter in the course of medical practice, 1795-2005: a literature review. J R Soc Med. 2006;99(6):309-314.
The authors reviewed the literature to determine how many physicians were charged with manslaughter in the United Kingdom. Of the 85 cases identified, most physicians were charged from problems due to errors, not deliberately inappropriate actions.