Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to G Korgaonkar.
This article considers the extent to which it would be feasible to introduce 'no fault liability' for medical accidents, while the present system for dealing with complaints procedures remains in force. What is needed, it is argued, is a genuinely independent review process for dealing with complaints about clinical judgments.
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The question of whether it is possible to withdraw a feeding system from a patient who is in a persistent vegetative state raises serious legal and ethical issues which have recently been discussed in the High Court. This article discusses the issues and the Court's conclusions in this particular case.
Adults who were sexually abused as children can sue the perpetrator in the civil courts. However, if they do not do so within the time period set down by the Limitation Act 1980, they may not be entitled to any compensation. Is the law, therefore, biased against them?
In English law, a person aged 16 or over may give valid consent to medical treatment. Under the age of 16, a person who is of sufficient understanding and intelligence may also give valid consent. The right to withhold consent is not comparable.
Doctors and nurses have a legal duty to respect their patients' confidentiality. Failure to do so could lead to removal from the register. This article discusses the issue of confidentiality and highlights the exceptions to the rule.
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The question of whether it is possible to withdraw a feeding system from a patient who is in a persistent vegetative state raises serious legal and ethical issues which have recently been discussed in the High Court. This article discusses the issues and the Court's conclusions in this particular case.
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Doctors risk erasure from the register and legal action by breaching patients' confidentiality. They should be aware of the instances in which it is legally acceptable.
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