Lasting Power of Attorney and the Covid vaccine
Do I have the right to refuse the Covid vaccine on behalf of a relative? The requirement for an Lasting…
Medico-Legal
Guidance on Brexit transition period
ABPI response to MHRA guidance for the end of the transition period The MHRA has published information for pharmaceutical companies…
New EU rules for reprocessing Single-Use Devices
EU Commission Publishes Stringent New Common Specifications Requirements for Reprocessing Single-Use Devices, Making In-House Hospital Reprocessing "Difficult if not Impossible"…
Face masks and the law
It is now mandatory to wear face coverings in shops in England to reduce the transmission of Covid-19. As the…
Life-limiting illness in prison
New research highlights the opportunities to improve care for people in prison who are dying from a progressive, life-limiting illness,…
New organ donation law
On the 20th May 2020, the law concerning organ donation in England changed. The decision as to whether or not…
The rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected in COVID-19
OHCHR, IOM, UNHCR and WHO joint press release: the rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected…
Remedial Ethics For Clinicians
Every year, thousands of clinicians and healthcare students undergo formal disciplinary hearings. Each case involves allegations of wrongdoing, from academic…
The role of doctors in the assisted dying debate
Following a vote of nearly 7,000 doctors, the Royal College of Physicians has dropped its opposition to assisted dying and…
Aluminium hazard in transfusions?
Professor Chris Exley is alarmed by a recent study which suggests that patients needing transfusions may be exposed to high…