Watchdog highlights safety concerns at care home – BBC News
‘Concerns over safety at a Leeds care home have been raised by the health watchdog.’
BBC News, 25th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: medicines
UK court shuts door on ‘second medical use’ SPCs – OUT-LAW.com
‘Pharmaceutical companies cannot obtain UK supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) for medicinal products for which a second medical use has been found where those products have already been the subject of a marketing authorisation issued by regulators, the Court of Appeal in England and Wales has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th February 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
UK court shuts door on ‘second medical use’ SPCs – OUT-LAW.com
‘Pharmaceutical companies cannot obtain UK supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) for medicinal products for which a second medical use has been found where those products have already been the subject of a marketing authorisation issued by regulators, the Court of Appeal in England and Wales has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th February 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
UK online pharmacies face stricter rules for sales of weight-loss jabs – The Guardian
‘Access to weight-loss jabs through online pharmacies is to be tightened up as part of a crackdown on inappropriate prescriptions – although some experts say even more must be done.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Medico-legal market consolidating and growing “more strongly” – Legal Futures
‘The value of the medico-legal market grew by 4% in 2024, double the growth rate of the previous year, researchers have estimated.’
Legal Futures, 12th December 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Slapping therapy’ healer jailed for gross negligence manslaughter of woman – The Guardian
‘An alternative healer who promoted a “slapping therapy” taken up by millions of people across the world has been jailed for the gross negligence manslaughter of a British woman who died at one of his workshops in Wiltshire.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
A former surgeon found guilty of causing harm during multiple male circumcision operations – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A former surgeon, who was struck off the UK medical register in 2015, while working at Southampton General Hospital has been convicted today of causing actual bodily harm, child cruelty and administering a prescription only medicine to several young and vulnerable patients for ignoring basic hygiene rules in performing home male circumcisions and showing complete disregard to patient health, safety and comfort.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 31st October 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Trans children’s charity told to rewrite guidance on puberty blockers – The Guardian
‘A charity supporting gender-questioning young people has been told to rewrite its guidance about the risks of puberty blockers, after a two-year Charity Commission investigation, which also concluded that there had been mismanagement within the organisation. However, the investigation found that the charity, Mermaids, had appropriate safeguarding policies in place and there was no evidence that it provided medical advice to children, which would have been outside its remit.’
The Guardian, 24th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Puberty blockers ban imposed by Tory government is lawful, high court rules – The Guardian
‘A ban on prescribing puberty blockers to children with gender dysphoria in England, Scotland and Wales was lawful, a high court judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 29th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Slapping therapist guilty of manslaughter – BBC News
‘An alternative healer has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a woman at one of his workshops.’
BBC News, 26th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A delicate balance – Local Government Lawyer
‘When is it in the best interests of an adult without capacity to be separated from her mother and covertly administered medication? A recent decision at the Court of Protection provides some guidance.’
Legal Futures, 5th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Tribunal demonstrates ‘orthodox approach’ to single supply VAT exemption – OUT-LAW.com
‘A recent UK Upper Tribunal decision is a useful reminder of the “orthodox” approach that should be taken to determine whether there has been a single or multiple supply of goods or services for the purposes of VAT exemption, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Gang made millions selling fake Xanax pills on dark web – BBC News
‘A drugs gang produced millions of counterfeit Xanax pills in garden sheds and garages, selling them to customers across the UK and US.’
BBC News, 19th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family who left arranged marriage bride in vegetative state after she was forced to take pills jailed – The Independent
‘A family who left an arranged marriage bride in a vegetative state after she was forced to take pills and doused with a corrosive substance has been jailed.’
The Independent, 14th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Primodos patients ‘betrayed’ after being left out of health scandals redress report – The Guardian
‘Campaigners have accused the UK government of betraying them after a review of redress for victims of health scandals excluded families who may have been affected by the hormone pregnancy test Primodos.’
The guardian, 7th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mesh and sodium valproate scandal victims need payouts soon, report says – BBC News
‘Families of children left disabled by an epilepsy drug and women injured by pelvic mesh implants should be given urgent financial help, England’s patient safety commissioner has said.’
BBC News, 7th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Blackpool nurse and colleague jailed over drugging patients – BBC News
‘An “evil” nurse who drugged patients on a stroke unit for an “easy shift” and a healthcare worker who conspired with her have been jailed.’
BBC News, 15th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nurse who sedated patients on hospital stroke unit for an ‘easy life’ jailed – The Independent
‘An NHS nurse who was giving her patients on a hospital stroke unit sedatives to “keep them quiet and compliant” has been jailed for seven years and two months.’
The Independent, 14th December 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK medicines regulator approves gene therapy for two blood disorders – The Guardian
‘The UK’s medicines regulator has authorised the use of a world-first gene therapy as a potential cure for two inherited blood disorders.’
The Guardian, 16th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
