‘A gossiping chiropractor faced a disciplinary hearing after he told a patient’s mother that her daughter was pregnant.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd Otober 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The NHS has agreed to pay a record £19.8m in damages for failings in the care of a woman who suffered catastrophic brain injuries when she was deprived of oxygen as a baby.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A series of websites, an app and a YouTube channel promoting Kinder chocolate and toys have been banned in the UK for aiming junk food advertising at children.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Sexual incidents including harassment, assaults and rapes are “commonplace” in mental health units, mainly carried out by patients, the NHS’s care regulator has reported.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 100 pregnant women have been detained in UK removal centres in the past two years, despite a government-commissioned review recommending the Home Office ban the practice in 2016.’
The Independent, 10th September 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A cancer patient who lost most of his penis to a flesh-eating superbug after routine surgery has won a six-figure payout.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Drivers who fail to read a number plate from 20m (65ft) away when stopped by police will have their licences revoked immediately in a new crackdown.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Economic migrants forced into destitution by a law forbidding them to work, rent property or use the NHS have been handed a lifeline after a “David and Goliath” battle in the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government is missing an important opportunity to cut deaths from smoking, says a committee of MPs who are calling for a cut in the tax on e-cigarettes. They are also urging the government to allow more advertising and to rethink the ban on vaping on buses, trains and in other public places.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lancashire County Council has announced that it will re-evaluate the two existing bids for public health services for 0 to 19 year olds from Virgin Health Care and a joint bid between Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th August 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Is the Crown is bound by the prohibition of smoking in most enclosed public places and workplaces, contained in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Health Act 2006?’
UKSC Blog, 15th August 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
A watchdog is threatening NHS England with legal action if it does not begin offering fertility treatments to transgender patients as standard.
BBC News, 5th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother will not be told her teenage child is being treated for a rare form of cancer, in an important ruling about privacy by a High Court judge.’
Rights Info, 25th July 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘A young woman with mental health problems killed herself after a series of major errors by the NHS trust that was looking after her, a jury at an inquest into her death has found.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Stuart-Smith J’s judgment in Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust & Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Lancashire County Council provides helpful guidance on how not to conduct moderation meetings and highlights the defendant’s failure to provide adequate reasons for its decision making. What it does not provide is a finding on who deserved to win the contract.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 16th July 2018
‘In the recent case of R (Hutchinson & Anor) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care & Anor the Administrative Court considered a challenge to the creation of a new model for the provision of health and social care in England.’
Community Care Blog, 10th July 2018
Source: communitycare11kbw.com
‘Innocent people are at risk of being given unjust prison sentences and suffering physical harm because of a lack of healthcare in courthouses, according to the outgoing head of the independent body charged with monitoring the care and welfare of those brought to court in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government will appoint a national LGBT health adviser and take measures to end so-called conversion therapy as part of a plan to deliver what Theresa May has promised will be “real and lasting change”.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two NHS foundation trusts have won a High Court challenge over Lancashire County Council’s decision to award a contract to Virgin Care for the provision of public health and nursing services to children and young people.’
Local Government Lawyer, June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A decision to stop NHS funding for homeopathy has been upheld by a High Court judge. The British Homeopathic Association (BHA) brought a legal challenge against NHS England’s decision, made in November last year, to stop paying the £92,000 annual cost of homeopathic remedies. But, following a four-day hearing in London in May, Mr Justice Supperstone dismissed the BHA’s case in a ruling on Tuesday.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
© Inner Temple Library 2025