The body that represents medical students and doctors in the UK has published its manifesto for health which aims to improve patient care and the working life of doctors in the UK. BMA Council Chair Chaand Nagpul has warned of…
Key considerations when making a decision regarding whether to disclose patient records to the police: Has a Court Order been obtained by the police or is there a witness summons compelling an individual to produce the relevant records to the Court? The…
The final report of the GP partnership review, led by Dr Nigel Watson, was published on 15 January 2019.[1] The report follows Secretary for Health and Social Care, Mr Matt Hancock, announcement in February 2018 that a review should take…
The right of patients to access their personal data is not new. The GDPR made some potentially significant changes to that right including abolishing fees (in most cases) and shortening the timescale for data controllers to respond to subject access…
The British Medical Association (BMA) and a number of health organisations have lobbied the Home Office to exclude medical professionals from the cap on skilled worker visas. As a result of their efforts, on 15 June 2018 the Home Office…
The Williams Review has published its report concerning gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare. The report suggests sweeping changes in the way fatal medical errors are investigated. Criminalising doctors for errors The rapid policy review was instigated by Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, in the…
Guidance from the Court of Protection was, until recently, that withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) from patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) or minimally conscious state (MCS) should be brought before the court. Since 1 December 2017,…
