Court orders MMR vaccine for children – UK Human Rights Blog

“The High Court has ruled that two sisters must receive the MMR vaccine against their wishes and the wishes of their mother. This was an application by the father for a declaration and a specific issue order concerning his daughters both receive the MMR vaccination. This was opposed by their mother.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th October 2013

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Sisters must receive MMR vaccine, court rules – The Guardian

Posted October 14th, 2013 in families, medical ethics, medical treatment, news, vaccination by sally

“A judge has ruled that two sisters must receive the MMR vaccine even though neither they nor their mother want them to have it.”

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The Guardian, 12th October 2013

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‘Send Yorkshire Ripper back to jail’: Expert says Broadmoor ‘out of step’ and too keen to hold on to celebrity patients – The Independent

Posted October 7th, 2013 in hospitals, medical treatment, mental health, news, prisons by sally

“Broadmoor, the high-security psychiatric hospital, where some of Britain’s most notorious offenders are treated, has been criticised as an ‘expensive anachronism’ which holds on to ‘celebrity’ patients when they should be back in prison, according to one of the country’s most respected psychiatrists.”

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The Independent, 6th October 2013

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NHS £400k payout for pregnant woman’s death – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 2nd, 2013 in compensation, families, hospitals, medical treatment, news, professional conduct by tracey

“The family of a woman who died from an ectopic pregnancy after she was twice sent home from hospital is to receive £400,000 damages from the NHS.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2013

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Court of Protection Update – Family Law Week

“Sally Bradley and Michael Edwards, barristers, 4 Paper Buildings, consider three important judgments of the Court of Protection.”

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Family Law Week, 20th September 2013

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Hospital settles Stafford mother’s poor care claim – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2013 in birth, compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, news, standards by tracey

“A six-figure settlement has been agreed for a woman who suffered life-changing injuries caused by mistakes when she gave birth at Stafford Hospital.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2013

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Gosport hospital deaths to get public inquiry at last – The Independent

Posted September 9th, 2013 in elderly, hospitals, inquests, inquiries, medical treatment, news, professional conduct by tracey

“An independent inquiry into the deaths of dozens of elderly patients given ‘life-shortening’ powerful painkillers at a Hampshire hospital will be announced by ministers within weeks.”

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The Independent, 8th September 2013

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Nursing home inquest: Tea scalding ruled out as causing death of Margaret Young – The Independent

Posted August 30th, 2013 in care homes, duty of care, inquests, medical treatment, news by sally

“Coroner rules that wound was caused by cellulitis infection, not hot drink, and that there was no evidence 73-year-old would have survived if different action was taken.”

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The Independent, 29th August 2013

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Ombudsman criticises GP out-of-hours failings in Carmarthen after death – BBC News

“A health board’s out-of-hours service has been criticised after a woman died hours after a GP in Carmarthen failed to diagnose sepsis.”

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BBC News, 28th August 2013

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Redditch diabetic’s death leads to payout by health trust – BBC News

Posted August 13th, 2013 in compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, news, nurses by sally

“An undisclosed settlement has been paid by a health trust to the family of a woman who died after a hospital failed to treat her diabetes.”

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BBC News, 13th August 2013

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Berwick report: Danger of understaffed NHS wards can no longer be ignored after Mid Staffs scandal, Jeremy Hunt warned – The Independent

Posted August 7th, 2013 in doctors, hospitals, medical treatment, news, nurses, reports, standards, wilful neglect by sally

“Review says NHS staff responsible for ‘recklessness or wilful neglect’ of patient safety should face jail.”

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The Independent, 6th August 2013

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Related link: Improving the Safety of Patients in England (PDF)

Woman with learning difficulties will be forcibly checked for possible cancer, judge rules – The Independent

Posted August 6th, 2013 in cancer, learning difficulties, medical treatment, news by sally

“A woman with severe learning difficulties who has refused to undergo medical examinations for a possible cancer of the uterus will be sedated and forcibly treated, a High Court judge ruled today.”

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The Independent, 6th August 2013

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Call for inquiry into deaths of four men at psychiatric hospital – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2013 in hospitals, inquests, inquiries, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

“A public inquiry has been demanded into the use of anti-psychotic drugs after an investigation revealed that side-effects from such medication probably played a part in the deaths, in quick succession, of four men on one hospital ward.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2013

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How has the NHS been changed by the Health and Social Care Act 2012? – No. 5 Chambers

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in budgets, competition, doctors, health, hospitals, lectures, medical treatment by sally

“The purpose of this lecture is to attempt to look at the big themes in healthcare law in order to understand how the legal structure of the NHS has changed as a result of the passing and almost complete implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Inevitably there are other factors that change the NHS at the same time and I will attempt to weave in these other factors at an appropriate place.”

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No. 5 Chambers, 26th June 2013

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New guidance on DNR orders brought forward – The Guardian

Posted June 24th, 2013 in consent, families, judicial review, medical ethics, medical treatment, news by sally

“Guidance to doctors and nurses on decisions about whether or not to resuscitate patients is being reviewed amid concerns over whether it is being properly implemented.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2013

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Sir Mark Hedley: The judge who opened the doors to Britain’s most secretive court – The Independent

“Sir Mark Hedley decided that the public should know about the judiciary’s highly sensitive rulings. He tells Emily Dugan why.”

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The Independent, 16th June 2013

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Judge to rule if man can refuse help for cancer – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 21st, 2013 in cancer, Court of Protection, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

“A judge has been asked to decide if a man who suffers from a chronic mental illness should be treated for possible testicular cancer after he refused the treatment recommended by doctors.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2013

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Widower to receive £150,000 payout linked to wife’s death in Oxfordshire – BBC News

“A widower left with brain damage from alcohol abuse linked to the shock of his wife’s sudden death is to receive a £150,000 payout from the NHS.”

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BBC News, 15th May 2013

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Career threatening injury in professional sport: 6 key points about insurance – Littleton Chambers

Posted May 15th, 2013 in insurance, medical treatment, news, sport by sally

“The tackle which goes wrong, the tendon which snaps, the heart condition which suddenly rears its head; few things are dreaded by professional sportspeople and their clubs as much as a career threatening injury or illness. Many put worry at the back of their minds by the thought that they have ‘insurance.'”

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Littleton Chambers, 9th May 2013

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Lord Falconer to press on assisted dying law – BBC News

“Parliament is to be asked to consider the case for legalising assisted dying for terminally ill patients who have less than six months to live.”

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BBC News, 7th May 2013

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