Law
Case law and legislation can change the way healthcare is provided. This section looks at key legislation, such as Data Protection Act 1998, and the impact these laws have on medical practice.
Advice articles
- End–of–life care – new NICE Quality Standard - 10 January 2012
- The doctor as an expert witness - 29 November 2011
- Junior doctors and serious untoward incident reporting - 15 September 2011
- New regulations for independent healthcare in Wales - 15 June 2011
- Immunity removed for expert witnesses - 9 May 2011
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Case histories
- A dying wish - 17 December 2010
- Granting a deathbed wish - 1 May 2009
- A rarity within a rarity: when presenting symptoms don't quite add up - 31 August 2004
- Missed femoral epiphyseal fracture - Hotson case - 1 January 2002
- Dissatisfaction with surgery 8 years later - 1 January 2002
Advice calls
- In–patient detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 - 15 December 2010
- Advice line dilemma – inquest nerves - 3 December 2010
