‘In 2019, we reported on the tragic case of Tafida Raqeeb. Raqeeb v Barts Health NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 2531 (Admin) and [2019] EWHC 2530 (Fam)). As a brief reminder, Tafida Raqeeb, now aged 5, experienced a catastrophic brain injury in February 2019. The treating hospital believed that it was in her best interests for treatment to be withdrawn. Tafida’s parents disagreed and wished for life-sustaining treatment to continue. They sought alternative options and wanted to take Tafida to Italy for treatment. The Hospital Trust applied to the family court for permission to withdraw treatment. Tafida’s parents also sought judicial review of the Trust’s decision, arguing that the refusal by the Trust to allow Tafida’s parents to transfer her to Italy was an infringement of her EU rights. Mr Justice MacDonald decided that the decision of the Trust was unlawful but declined to grant relief to Tafida. In the proceedings under the Children Act 1989, the application of the NHS Trust, for an order that treatment be withdrawn, was dismissed.’
Transparency Project, 3rd January 2020
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The father of a brain-damaged baby boy has urged a hospital not to “rush” a decision to end his life support.’
BBC News, 17th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A hospital which gave a leukaemia patient five times the amount of drugs that she needed has today (Monday 9 December) been fined £45,000.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th December 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A transplant patient died after a surgeon failed to disclose he had spilt stomach contents on organs which went on to be used in NHS operations.’
BBC News, 21st November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man died in immigration detention after medical staff “dismissed” signs that he was having a stroke because they wrongly presumed that he had taken spice, an inquest has concluded.’
The Independent, 12th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A mother of three has been awarded £3.2m in compensation after delays in treating an eye condition led to her going permanently blind.’
BBC News, 28th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘NHS leaders have gone to war on homeopathy by attempting to have the practice blacklisted amid fears it is fuelling anti-vax propaganda. The chief executive and medical director of NHS England have written to the Professional Standards Authority (PSA), the statutory body that oversees healthcare regulation, urging it to strip accreditation from the Society of Homeopaths (SoH).’
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘There is no scientific reason for the 10-year limit on storage of frozen eggs, which is forcing some women to destroy them before they are ready to become parents, say fertility experts. Under UK law, only eggs stored for medical reasons and premature infertility can be kept for longer. The regulator says any change would be a matter for parliament.’
BBC News, 28th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The mother of a five-year-old girl with a serious brain injury is seeking Italian citizenship for her daughter, after winning a legal fight to prevent her life support being switched off.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Drug addicts in the north of England are to receive daily doses of diamorphine from next week as part of plans to reduce deaths, stop crime and undermine drug dealers.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The parents of a brain-damaged girl will be allowed to take her abroad to continue her treatment, the High Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Many practices are refusing to take new patients without checks that breach NHS rules.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An Ethiopian woman who was denied potentially life-saving cancer treatment for six weeks amid confusion about whether she should be charged by the NHS has died aged 39.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A university student was left in severe pain for six days and ended up having his right testicle removed after medics failed to act quickly enough, a report has said. An investigation by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch found errors in the care given to the 20-year-old, known only as Ryan, including by GPs and hospital medics.’
The Guardian, 12th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mother-of-two who broke her leg running a half marathon was wrongly diagnosed and died after doctors’ “gross failings”, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 5th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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