Three Articles on Local Government Law – 11 KBW
Local Government Law Update: 18 July (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 23 July (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 25 July (PDF)
11 KBW, July 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Category: medical treatment
BMJ editorial sparks controversy over right-to-life – UK Human Rights Blog
“An editorial article published in the British Medical Journal on 12 July 2012 (subscription required) has provoked controversy in right-to-life circles. The article, entitled ‘Sanctity of life law has gone too far’ criticises the ruling of Baker J in the ‘M’ case where an application to authorise the removal of artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) from a patient in a minimally conscious state was refused.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Serco ordered to improve failing GP service – The Guardian
“Serco, a leading private contractor of public services, is failing to meet legal requirements to provide enough staff, train them properly or monitor their performance in the out-of-hours GP service it runs for the NHS in Cornwall.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ambulance staff left brain injury man for 45 mins due to lunchbreak – Daily Telegraph
“Ambulance staff left an elderly man who had fallen over and sustained brain damage untreated for three quarters of an hour because paramedics were on a lunch break, an inquest has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Botox prescriptions over phone or internet to be banned – BBC News
“Doctors will be banned from prescribing anti-ageing drugs like Botox on the phone or internet if they have not seen their patients face to face, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 9th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
6ft 5in woman pursues £2m damages claim – The Independent
“A woman who feels like a freak because of the effect on her growth of an undiagnosed tumour is claiming £2 million damages.”
The Independent, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman died after doctor misdiagnosed kidney failure as hookworm infection – The Guardian
“Coroner says 77-year-old Eva Hudson might be alive today had Dr Neeraj Tekkar correctly diagnosed her condition.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2012
Soruce: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers seizing lion’s share of payouts in NHS negligence cases – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers who sue the NHS in medical negligence cases are earning from the state up to 30 times the amount their clients win in damages, it can be disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge orders that anorexic woman can be force-fed | Analysis – UK Human Rights Blog
“Mr Justice Jackson has ruled that it would be lawful and in the best interests of a 32 year old woman (referred to in the judgment as ‘E’) for her to be fed, using physical force or chemical sedation as necessary, for a period of ‘not less than a year’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘As hard as it gets’: the case of anorexic E and the right to die – The Guardian
“The judge in this challenging case eventually relied on intuition. In such a dilemma, can law or ethics ever yield a single right answer?”
The Guardian, 19th JUne 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anorexic medical student should be fed against her will, judge rules – Daily Telegraph
“A High Court judge has ruled that it is in the best interests of a woman who suffers from anorexia to be fed against her wishes.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Theresa May announces blanket ban on age discrimination of patients – The Guardian
“Doctors will be in breach of the law from October if they withhold medical help to patients purely on the basis of their age, the home secretary Theresa May will announce on Tuesday in a tightening of Britain’s age discrimination laws.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kidney failure patient forced to have dialysis – Daily Telegraph
“The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had resisted dialysis and doctors believe that without it he will die within weeks. Managers at the hospital where he is being treated applied to the Court of Protection for legal permission to use proportionate restraint, if necessary, to force him to have the life saving treatment.”
Daiy Telegraph, 29th May 2012
Source: www.telegrpah.co.uk
Kent NHS trust pays £651,000 to sacked surgeon’s patients – BBC News
“An NHS trust has paid out £651,000 to 15 former patients of a Kent surgeon, it has been revealed.”
BBC News, 28th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby died after ‘gross failure of basic medical attention’, coroner rules – The Guardian
“A baby died after suffering brain damage when he and his mother were exposed to a ‘gross failure of basic medical attention’, a coroner has ruled. Noah Tyler died 10 months after a midwife overseeing his birth at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff failed to take action though the baby’s heart rate was worryingly high. He was deprived of oxygen and his mother, Colleen Tyler, 31, could also have died during the birth, the hearing was told.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Addicts to lose benefits if they refuse treatment – Daily Telegraph
“Alcoholics and drug addicts will lose their benefits if they refuse to accept treatment, under plans to be announced today.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ovarian cancer delays leading to big payouts for damages – The Guardian
“Doctors’ failure to diagnose ovarian cancer in women, some of whom later died from the disease, is leading to damages payouts of as much as £550,000, research reveals.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Right-to-die hearing for man with locked-in syndrome gets go-ahead – The Guardian
“A high court judge has ruled that the right-to-die case of a man who can only communicate by blinking and wants his ‘suffering to end’ should be allowed to proceed.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Human rights watchdog intervenes in ‘do not resuscitate’ case – The Guardian
“The UK’s human rights watchdog is intervening in a landmark case over the use of ‘do not resuscitate’ orders for NHS patients.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
