Cookham Wood jail breast cancer ruling quashed – BBC News
“A woman’s right to claim for damages after doctors failed to diagnose her breast cancer while she was in prison in Kent has been quashed.”
BBC News, 18th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: medical treatment
‘Hospital hopper’ given criminal asbo – The Guardian
“A 41-year-old man has cost the NHS tens of thousands of pounds in hospital treatment for a range of fake illnesses over a three-year period.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reading transsexual loses NHS breast op court battle – BBC News
“A transsexual has lost her High Court battle over an NHS refusal to fund a breast augmentation operation.”
BBC News, 25th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Widower to sue Lincolnshire hospital trust over death – BBC News
“The widower of a Lincolnshire woman who died after doctors missed a six-inch piece of plastic embedded in her buttock has begun legal action.”
BBC News, 19th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctors can be struck off if they ignore the right to die, GMC to announce – Daily Telegraph
“Doctors could be struck off if they fail to respect the wishes of terminally ill patients who want to die by refusing treatment, the General Medical Council is to announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Reading transsexual to wait for NHS breast op ruling – BBC News
“A transsexual who started a High Court battle for the legal right to NHS funding for breast augmentation surgery will have to wait for a judgement.”
BBC News, 13th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More than 200 patients sue Liverpool Women’s Hospital – BBC News
“More than 200 patients are preparing to sue Liverpool Women’s Hospital over the poor treatment they allege they received from a doctor.”
BBC News, 12th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Transsexual cites human rights in call for breast enlargement on NHS – Daily Telegraph
“A transsexual has launched a legal challenge after the NHS refused to pay for a breast enlargement operation, claiming the decision breaches her human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Private Powys GP banned from prescribing drugs by GMC – BBC News
“A doctor has been banned from prescribing drugs and told to take down part of her website after appearing before the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 29th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Media: British Chiropractic Association v Dr Simon Singh – Law Society’s Gazette
“While the northern hemisphere is paralysed by the seismic shift that has caused the Icelandic volcano, Mt Eyjafjallajökull, to erupt, the case of the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) against Dr Simon Singh promises to have an equally seismic effect on the legal landscape of libel in the UK and the defence of fair comment – especially in the area of scientific debate.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Composer wins contaminated blood payout challenge – The Independent
“An award-winning composer who contracted HIV and Hepatitis C through NHS treatment with contaminated blood products today won his legal challenge over compensation payments.”
The Independent, 16th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
British Chiropractic Association v Singh – WLR Daily
British Chiropractic Association v Singh [2010] EWCA Civ 350; [2010] WLR (D) 96
“A statement, made by a scientific journalist in a newspaper article, that there was ‘not a jot of evidence’ to support a professional body’s claims of certain medical benefits resulting from its members’ treatment of patients was not an assertion of fact but a statement of opinion.”
WLR Daily, 12th April 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Simon Singh wins libel court battle – The Guardian
“Science writer Simon Singh today won his court of appeal battle for the right to rely on the defence of fair comment in a libel action.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Essex NHS trust must pay brain-damaged boy £1.75m – BBC News
“The parents of a brain damaged boy from Essex have been awarded £1.75m compensation by the High Court.”
BBC News, 31st March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Massive rise in cost to NHS of settling compensation cases – The Independent
“The cost of no-win, no-fee legal claims against the National Health Service has risen 16-fold in five years. A breakdown of clinical negligence cases settled by the NHS under ‘conditional fee arrangements’ (CFA), in which solicitors get paid only if they win a case, shows that their value – in costs and damages – has risen from £6.5m in 2004-05 to £108m last year.”
The Independent, 28th MArch 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Family wins payout over mother Lavinia Bletchly’s undiagnosed cancer – The Independent
“The family of a young mother who died after doctors failed to diagnose her cancer secured a six-figure pay-out from an NHS body today.”
The Independent, 26th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Paramedic who failed to treat critically injured biker escapes being struck off – Daily Telegraph
“A paramedic who covered a critically injured motorcyclist with a tarpaulin and stopped treating him when he was still breathing has escaped being struck off.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Simon Singh in court to appeal ruling over Guardian article – The Guardian
“The science writer Simon Singh is in court today to appeal against a preliminary libel ruling over a Guardian article in which he criticised the British Chiropractic Association (BCA).”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge approves £5.6m compensation package for disabled teenager – The Independent
“A High Court judge described being ‘humbled’ today by the devoted care given by the family of a girl brain-damaged at birth as she gave her backing to a £5.6 million compensation package.”
The Independent, 1st February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rights for NHS patients now law – Daily Telegraph
“Rights for NHS patients to be treated with dignity and respect are now enshrined in law for the first time, ministers have announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
