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Shipman effect

Shipman effect proper noun: a cultural change in the field of medicine sparked by the conviction of Harold Shipman in 2000 for murdering his patients, and the formal recommendations from the subsequent Shipman Inquiry.

Proper noun

the Shipman effect

  1. (UK) A cultural change in the field of medicine sparked by the conviction of Harold Shipman in 2000 for murdering his patients, and the formal recommendations from the subsequent Shipman Inquiry.

Questions about Shipman effect

What does Shipman effect mean?
Shipman effect means a cultural change in the field of medicine sparked by the conviction of Harold Shipman in 2000 for murdering his patients, and the formal recommendations from the subsequent Shipman Inquiry.
What part of speech is Shipman effect?
Shipman effect is a proper noun.

Words near Shipman effect in the dictionary

  1. shiplord
  2. shiplords
  3. shiply
  4. shipmaking
  5. shipman
  6. Shipman effect
  7. shipmanship
  8. shipmast
  9. shipmaster
  10. shipmasters
  11. shipmasts

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