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Articles

Medico-Legal-Political Headlines 2010

Failure to Reevaluate FT

Recent Cases of 'Voluntary Erasure' Raise Important Issues FT

Temporal Trends in Patient Harm Resulting from Medical Care FT 

Dr Verma v Barts and the London NHS Trust--pay protection, appeal allowed--EAT Judgment(23.11.10)

Dr J Parmar v East Leicester Medical Practice--grievance procedure,post-termination victimisation,jurisdictional points--EAT Judgment(5.11.10)   

 Dr Thiruvengadam v GMC--Article 6, fair hearing,appeal succeeds--High Court(Northern Ireland) Judgment(3.11.10)

 Up in the Air--Suspending Ethical Medical Practice FT

Treatment Challenges After Discharge FT

JXF v York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust--anonymity and balancing Article 8 & 10 rights--High Court Judgment(4.11.10)

AVS v A NHS Foundation Trust--Pentosan Polysulphate(PPS) administration--High Court Judgment(2.11.10)

NICE to Lose Powers to Decide on New Drugs FT

Dangerous Dialysis: Errors That Occur in Dialysis Units FT

Dr Shah v NHS Litigation Authority & Others--application for interim relief fails--High Court Judgment(15.10.10)

Mr Pugsley v GMC-- application against FPP's decisions fails--High Court Judgment(3.9.10)

Dr Jooste v GMC--application against IOP's decision fails--High Court Judgment (19.10.10)

Dr Loizou v Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and Mr Puri v Bradford Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust--MHPS, permission for judicial review--High Court Judgment (11.10.10)

Acute Behavioural Disturbance: Guidelines on Management in Police Custody pdfBias and the Code of Conduct by Karen Steyn FT pdfDirected and Conditional Deceased Donor Organ Donations: Laws and Misconceptions FT

The Haunting of Medical Journals: How Ghostwriting Sold "HRT" FT

Patient Safety Beyond the Hospital FT

Treating Underinsurance FT

Mr Chauhan v GMC--High Court Judgment Summary

Mental Disability, State Power and the Capacity to Decide FT

Patient Compensation Without Litigation extract

Missed Patient Assignment: Is Anyone There? FT

Why Are So Many Doctors Leaving Medicine? FT

NHS Fails to Curb Lethal Painkiller Errors FT

Equality Act 2010: Pregnancy Discrimination Mystery by Sean Jones FT pdf

Mr Chauhan v GMC--appeal against erasure, findings on impairment cannot stand, further submission on sanction invited--High Court Judgment(06.8.10)

GPs Given New Guidance to Diagnose Meningitis As Lawsuits MountFT

Dr Hameed v Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust--dismissal,MHPS, breach of contract; claims dismissed, permission to appeal granted--High Court Judgment(30.7.10)

Ethical Lessons From the 'Undercover Nurse' abstract

Don't Listen to Self-Interested Doctors FT
Discipline and Injunctions--John Hendy QC FT pdf
Informed Consent in HIV Prevention Trials abstract
Gibb v Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust--claim to enforce terms of severance agreement, appeal allowed--Court of Appeal Judgment(23.6.10)
Mental Health and Disability Discrimination Protection FT
Rabone & Another v Pennine Care NHS Trust--suicide, Article 2 ECHR, appeal fails--Court of Appeal Judgment (21.6.10)
Dr Bristow v Barts and The London NHS Trust--slipping on spillage, claim fails--High Court Judgment(17.6.10)
Companies Pledge to Make More Trial Data Public FT
Buxton v Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board--dendritic ulceration,ophthalmic drops, negligence claim fails--High Court Judgment(26.5.10)
Tacit Handover, Overt Mishap FT
Dr Bradshaw v GMC--application against IOP's decision dismissed--High Court Judgment(4.6.10)
Managing Financial Conflict of Interest in Biomedical Research FT
Reporting Bias in Medical Research--A Narrative Review FT pdf
Remedy UK Ltd v GMC--MTAS, scope of FPP, application fails--High Court Judgment (28.5.10)
Mr Chauhan v GMC--appeal against erasure, findings on impairment cannot stand, further submission on sanction invited--High Court Judgment(06.8.10)
 
Prisons Keeping Inmates Dependent on Drugs--Report FT
Freedom of Information: Rights of Access and Endangerment FT
Pandemic Vaccines--The Legal Landscape FT
DH NHS Foundation Trust v PS--capacity to make decisions about surgery--High Court Judgment(26.5.10)
Mr Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust--failure to follow proper disciplinary process, damages,appeal allowed--Court of Appeal Judgment(26.5.10)
AC v Berkshire West Primary Care Trust--funding for breast augmentation--High Court Judgment(25.5.10)
Mr Tomkins v Knowsley Primary Care Trust--liability under GDS contract--High Court Judgment (25.5.10)
New Guidance on End of Life Care--GMC FT
The Vexing Problem of Guidelines and Conflict of Interest: A Potential Solution FT
What the Doctor Ordered: Commentary on Mezey Case FT
General Dental Council v Rimmer--application to inspect & copy computer records--High Court Judgment(15.4.10)
Dr Sandler v GMC--appeal against suspension fails--High Court Judgment(14.5.10)
Whistle-Blowers' Experiences in Fraud Litigation Against Pharmaceutical Companies FT
Failure to Discount for Conflict of Interest When Evaluating Medical Literature FT
Dr Southall v GMC--reconsideration of complaint, permission to appeal, costs--Court of Appeal Judgment(04.5.10)
Dr Southall v GMC--appeal allowed--Court of Appeal Judgment(20.4.10)
University of London v Dr Tariquez-Zaman--breach of contract, strike out application/appeal fails--High Court Judgment(27.4.10)
Secret NHS Cuts to Axe Thousands of Medics FT
Medical Marijuana and the Law FT
Clinical Excellence Awards FT
Bad Writing, Wrong Medication FT
March,R v SoS for Health--contaminated blood products,judicial review application allowed--High Court Judgment(16.4.10)
Malpractice Reform--Opportunities for Leadership by Health Care Institutions and Liability Insurers FT
Conan Ingram v Dr Williams--premature birth, cerebral palsy, negligence claim fails--High Court Judgment(13.4.10)
Responsibilities in International Research: A New Look Revisited FT
British Chiropractic Association v Dr Singh--statement of opinion,fair comment,libel--Court of Appeal Judgment (1.4.10)
Servier Laboratories Ltd v NICE--osteoporosis,Protelos,appeal allowed--Court of Appeal Judgment(31.3.10)
Dr Mezey v South West London & St George's Mental Health Trust--upholds injunction against disciplinary hearing--Court of Appeal Judgment(30.3.10)
Time to Move On From the Euthanasia Debate FT pdf
Whiston v London Strategic Health Authority--clinical negligence,actual knowledge, cerebral palsy--Case Summary (25.3.10)
M.A.K & R.K v UK--alleged child abuse, Schamberg's Disease, violation of Article 8--ECHR Judgment(23.3.10)--summary
Ternent v Ashford and St Peter's Hospital NHS Trust--caesarian section, dehiscence, negligence claim fails--High Court Judgment(24.3.10)
Obama Wins Healthcare Battle in Tight Vote FT
Dr Sarkar v West London Mental Health NHS Trust--unfair dismissal,ET's judgment restored--Court of Appeal Judgment(19.3.10)
Connor v Surrey County Council--psychiatric injury, negligence, public law duty--Court of Appeal Judgment(18.3.10)
Dr Odes v GMC--appeal against FPP fails--High Court Judgment(17.3.10)
South London Healthcare NHS Trust v Dr Al-Rubeyi--victimisation judgment set aside--EAT Judgment(2.3.10)
Expert Witness Immunity May Go FT
Carter v Ministry of Justice--delayed referral, breast cancer, breach of duty--High Court Judgment(12.2.10)
Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain FT
NHS Patients Lose Out As Life-Saving Drugs Are Sold Abroad FT
Assisted/Encouraging Suicide--Policy for Prosecutors from DPP(Feb.2010) FT
Serving Two Masters--Conflicts of Interest in Academic Medicine FT
Bias,Recusal of Coroner & Fresh Hearing--High Court Judgment(23.2.10)
Dr Arhin v Enfield Primary Care Trust--race discrimination,redundancy;appeal allowed--EAT Judgment(26.1.10)
Ogbonna v Nursing & Midwifery Council--interim suspension order cannot stand--High Court Judgment(18.2.10)
Entitlement to Legal Representation at Disciplinary Hearings--Court of Appeal Judgment(20.1.10)
Deaneries and Employment Agency Legislation FT
Five Year Training Plan for GPs Need To Be Re-examined FT
Mr R Niekrash v South London Healthcare NHS Trust--detriment,protected disclosures--Employment Tribunal Judgment(29.1.10) FT pdf
Concern At Abolition of GP Practice Boundaries FT
Claims Against Negligent Cosmetic Surgeons on the Rise...FT
Dr Andrew Wakefield Found Guilty by GMC FT
Tobacco Control and Free Speech FT
NHS Is Adopting a Safety Technique Based On Checklists Used By Pilots FT
Truth of the MMR Vaccine Scandal FT
Brown v The Scarborough & North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust--pfannensteil incision,damage to ilio-inguinal nerve,negligence--High Court Judgment(20.1.10)
If You Must Get Ill, Make Sure It's Before 6pm FT
Uncomfortable Arithmetic--Whom to Cover vs What to Cover FT
Disclosing the Identity of Sperm Donors FT
Are Patents Impeding Medical Care and Innovation? FT
Second Medical Opinions Need Not Be Awkward FT