Sexual relationships with patients – a legal view
In June 2017 both the High Court and the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) examined situations where doctors had engaged…
Medico-Legal
EU plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat that is responsible for 25,000 deaths and a loss of €1.5 billion in the…
Airborne aluminium exposure
The dangers of airborne aluminium exposure may yet be felt by the Grenfell survivors and nearby residents of Grenfell Tower.…
Médecins Sans Frontières – a humanitarian imperative
For many years, I have worked with and supported an independent non-governmental organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, (Doctors Without Borders) which…
Reforming our Mental Health Act
The Mental Health Act is not perfect. Since 1959, when it first came into being, it has been gradually reformed…
Populist threat to core values of medicine
The populist radical right is a threat to core values of medicine and public health, even within a functioning democratic system, according to…
When is it safe to leave children home alone?
To mark Child Safety Week, I wanted to answer concerns from many parents and carers about when exactly it is…
Swiss move to ban aluminium in antiperspirants
The Swiss are worried about the role that antiperspirants, and specifically aluminium salts in antiperspirants, may play in breast cancer,…
No cameras in care homes
Should cameras be compulsory in care homes? One firm of solicitors, which specialises in care home negligence claims, is supporting…
Working with sex offenders and paedophiles
Working with sex offenders and paedophiles, as a counsellor and psychosexual therapist is challenging because they have harmed others and,…