POMPHREY v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST
Clinical negligence – Cauda equina compression – Alleged delay in diagnosis and surgery – Complications and injuries arising from surgery – Causation.
[2019] Med LR 424
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JONES (BY HIS MOTHER AND LITIGATION FRIEND, MRS HARRIS) v TAUNTON AND SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Clinical negligence – Breach of duty – Contemporary responsible body of medical opinion – Obstetric negligence – Choice of tocolytic drug.
[2019] Med LR 384
B (BY HER LITIGATION FRIEND, THE OFFICIAL SOLICITOR) v A LOCAL AUTHORITY
Capacity – Mental Capacity Act 2005 – Safeguarding – Capacity to use social media – Capacity to decide residence – Capacity to decide care – Capacity to decide contact – Capacity to consent to sexual relations – Whether decisions on capacity in different areas were inherently contradictory.
[2019] Med LR 371
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE v NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL AND NDLOVU
Duty of candour in professional medical context – Relevance to protection of public in assessment of fitness to practise.
[2019] Med LR 352
R (MAUGHAN) v HER MAJESTY'S SENIOR CORONER FOR OXFORDSHIRE (THE CHIEF CORONER OF ENGLAND AND WALES, INTERVENER)
Conclusions – Inquests – Suicide – Standard of proof – Criminal standard – Civil standard.
[2019] Med LR 325