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.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Shipman effect
  1. UKA 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.
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Shipman effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shipman%20effect

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shipman effect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shipman%20effect.

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