Mother in High Court challenge against NHS ombudsman – BBC News
‘The mother of a young woman who died in hospital is challenging the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO) in the High Court.’ Full story BBC News, 2nd December 2014 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleMother loses action over decision by ombudsman not to investigate records...
‘The mother of a woman who died as an inpatient at a London hospital has lost a High Court challenge against the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO) over its refusal to investigate the...
View ArticleBradford Lidl ‘slip’ fraudster Waheed Iqbal sentenced – BBC News
‘A man who deliberately “slipped” on a wet bag in a supermarket so he could make a £10,000 insurance claim has been given a suspended jail term.’ Full story BBC News, 5th December 2014 Source:...
View ArticleIs the Cart-threshold being set too high? – Garden Court Chambers Blog
‘Desmond Rutledge and Zubier Yazdani consider the hurdles facing welfare benefit claimants seeking to use the Cart test.’ Full story Garden Court Chambers, Blog, 6th January 2015 Source:...
View ArticleWhat data protection reform will mean for obtaining ‘customer consent’–...
‘FOCUS: If a business wants to process data that relates to a person located in the EU, it must comply with EU privacy laws. By far one of the easiest ways to lawfully process personal data is by...
View ArticleRegina v Balogh; Attorney General’s Reference (No 117 of 2014) – WLR Daily
Regina v Balogh; Attorney General’s Reference (No 117 of 2014) [2015] EWCA Crim 44; [2015] WLR (D) 49 ‘A court’s obligation to follow any relevant sentencing guidelines unless satisfied that it would...
View ArticleMorecambe Bay report: Bereaved families of babies who died ‘saddened’ but...
‘Parents of newborn babies who died due to shocking failings by maternity staff at Furness General Hospital have spoken of how they are “saddened” but “vindicated” by the publication of the damning...
View ArticleMorecambe Bay: timeline of a scandal – Daily Telegraph
‘As an independent investigation finds that mothers and babies might have lived, if not for appalling blunders by staff, and efforts to hide the failings, we look at the history of the Morecambe Bay...
View ArticleLitigants in person, mental health, and relief from sanctions – Zenith PI Blog
‘An application for an extension of time to serve medical evidence by a litigant in person with a mental health disability was refused where there had been a number of breaches and considerable delay,...
View ArticleLondon HIV clinic that revealed patients’ names faces legal action – The...
‘The lawyer investigating claims on behalf of a number of patients whose identities were mistakenly revealed last week by an HIV clinic has said that it could face hundreds of legal claims.’ Full story...
View ArticleStafford Hospital investigated over claims of a “cover-up”– Daily Telegraph
‘Police and health officials are investigating claims of an NHS “cover-up” over the death of a three-year old boy at Stafford Hospital.’ Full story Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2015 Source:...
View ArticlePrincess of Wales Hospital nurse neglect trial collapses – BBC News
‘The case against two hospital nurses accused of wilfully neglecting vulnerable patients has collapsed.’ Full story BBC News, 14th October 2015 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticlePrivacy, Patients and Payments – information sharing in the Court of Appeal –...
‘The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in W, X, Y and Z v Secretary of State for Health, Secretary of State for the Home Department and British Medical Association [2015] EWCA Civ 1034 offers rich...
View ArticleDNR order ‘violated disabled man’s human rights’– BBC News
‘A ‘do not resuscitate’ (DNR) order put on a disabled man’s records without consulting his mother breached his human rights, the High Court has ruled.’ Full story BBC News, 13th November 2015 Source:...
View ArticleToddler dies of leukaemia after medics miss condition 35 times – Daily Telegraph
‘A toddler died of leukaemia after medics repeatedly failed to diagnose the condition despite numerous “red flags” and 35 separate visits to doctors and hospitals.’ Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st...
View ArticleICO investigates after medical records found in skip outside law firm – Legal...
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched an investigation after medical records relating to personal injury claims were found in a skip outside a law firm’s former office in St Helens,...
View ArticlePrivacy of a doctor under GMC investigation clashes with that of his patient...
‘An interesting three-way privacy fight between a GP, a patient who had complained about his treatment by the GP, and the GMC who had investigated that complaint. The prize in that fight was a copy of...
View ArticleWitness the Fitness (to Practise): Mixed Personal Data and Section 7 DPA –...
‘The medical profession is only too used to the occasional outbreak of SARS. It is perhaps a little less used to an influx of SARs, as made under section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998. In the case...
View ArticleA technology top ten for 2017 – Technology Law Update
‘What should we expect in the technology space in 2017? We take a look at current trends and focus on some of the legal opportunities and pitfalls that they present.’ Full story Technology Law Update,...
View ArticleNHS misplaced half a million patient documents – BBC News
‘Thousands of NHS patients may have come to harm because of an administrative mix-up, says NHS England. Some 500,000 documents containing medical information, including cancer test results, were...
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