“… or the MHPS has been considered in two authorities which it is necessary to examine in some detail – Skidmore v Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust [2003] UKHL 27, [2003] ICR 721, (affirming the decision of this Court [2002] EWCA Civ 18, [2002] ICR 403); and Mattu v University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust [2012] EWCA Civ …”
“…t it in the case of Skidmore v Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust [2002] ICR 403, para 21, in language subsequently approved by Lord Steyn in the House of Lords ([2003] ICR 721) a relevant factor will be whether the allegations raise issues ‘which, at least to a degree, needed medical experience or expertise for their determination’. …”