Few doctors and fewer patients have any idea that it’s a crime for a doctor to treat a patient without the patient’s consent. I don’t mean assault and battery. That’s old news. That criminal offence was formulated …
You’d expect the answer to “what is the negligence in clinical negligence” to be straightforward. Like a car accident. Someone crushes your rear bumper. Unless there’s a really good explanation, that driver’s negligent. A restaurant serves you meat that’s …
The Government reports 2,726,721 people had contact with NHS secondary mental health services in the period 2018/19 – about 4% of the population of the UK. If you take out the under 18s (632,261), and the elderly (340,040 – …
If you have substantial assets, then your relationship breakdown is likely to involve complex and tricky issues. You may be someone who has assets overseas, substantial assets in the UK made up of properties and real estate or even off …
In The Sweeney – the infamous 70s TV police drama – Regan and Carter, Flying Squad officers of dubious morality – justify their behaviour with compelling platitudes – once a villain, always a villain! Who needs evidence? They know …
We trust technology solves diagnostic issues in medicine. Do a test. That’s the mantra. Technology will explain the symptoms. Tiny cameras. MRI scans. CT scans. Blood tests. Samples examined under microscopes. When diagnosis is sorted, treatment will follow. Restoration to full health. This trust …
