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Article 14/03/2023
Witnesses of fact are a key part of hearings held by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service. A hearing which determines whether, or not, a doctor is fit to practise medicine. Here, we consider the process and what is expected of a witness asked to be involved in a MPTS hearing.
Article 17/05/2022
A roundup of recent court decisions raising issues relating to non-delegable duty of care; the reintroduction of a claim following earlier discontinuance; secondary victim claims and clinical negligence; and future care and capacity.
Case review 05/04/2022
In this case, the High Court refused the claimant’s application seeking permission to reintroduce a claim against the defendant after discontinuing the original claim 14 years earlier.
Article 23/11/2020
In its report ‘Delivering a ‘Net Zero’ National Health Service’ published on 1 October 2020, the NHS made the historic commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2040 - the first national health service in the world to set such a goal – and set out its approach. This will require a major transformation: from the way the NHS provides care, to the types of medicines used and its supply chains, to how the NHS estate and supporting facilities services are managed.
Article 23/04/2020
COVID-19 is an unprecedented public health emergency - it is likely to be the biggest challenge the NHS and private healthcare providers have faced and has necessitated extensive reallocation of resources.
Case review 05/10/2018
This recent case provides helpful guidance for clinicians on the law of informed consent post-Montgomery.
