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Medical Advice!

sleepyheadh · 2014-07-16 23:36:02

I was just wondering... And I am not asking this question in a snarky way.. What purpose does the rule of not offering medical advice really accomplish? If a person posts a thread saying for example; "I have been having a really annoying pain in my left foot." Obviously, the response will surely be "go and visit your GP".…

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#92 18-07-2014 6:52am
sam34

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Zaph wrote: »

What it all boils down to is this - Ireland is becoming an increasingly litigious country. If someone has X symptoms and rather than going to their GP takes advice from a post on Boards resulting in their leg falling off, due to the archaic laws we have in this country that don't properly cover the internet, Boards, as publisher of the post, could be deemed liable for the consequences of the advice the person took and have their asses sued off as a result.

So if you want to start your own internet forum and allow medical advice to be freely dished out, then please be our guest, but make sure you have deep pockets first. As for Boards, the rule will always stand - no medical advice can be requested or given.

This thread is going round in circles. We have a clear admin statement here which makes the position very clear.

Thread closed- and please don't pm me looking for me to open it again, won't be happening.

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