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Dunn v South Tyneside Health Care NHS Trust | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether a hospital was negligent in failing to prevent a patient absconding and in not taking additional steps to secure her return; whether an independent psychiatrist was qualified to give expert evidence on policies relating to absconded patients. | 
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| Court:  | 
Court of Appeal | 
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| Reference:    | 
B3/02/1833 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2003] EWCA Civ 878 | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Lord Phillips MR, Simon Brown and Ward LJJ | 
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| Date:  | 
11 June 2003 |