EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST v PW (BY HIS LITIGATION FRIEND THE OFFICIAL SOLICITOR)
Capacity – Paranoid schizophrenia with delusional beliefs – Below knee amputation – Best interests’ assessment – Urgent application.
[2019] Med LR 218
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LESFORIS v TOLIAS
Whether negligent to prescribe chemo-prophylaxis early following spinal surgery – Whether risk factors justified early prescription of chemo-prophylaxis – Whether judge had been correct to reject expert evidence.
[2019] Med LR 209
NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST v GREGG
Employment – Contracts – NHS Trusts – Disciplinary investigations – Exclusion – Suspension – Licence to practise – Requirement to be fully registered – Deduction of salary – Termination – Parallel criminal investigation – Implied term of mutual trust and confidence – Injunction.
[2019] Med LR 226
ZEROMSKA-SMITH v UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
Clinical negligence – Application for anonymity in favour of a claimant pursuant to CPR 39.2 – Whether anonymity necessary exception to principle of open justice – Timing of such applications.
[2019] Med LR 250
RE A (CAPACITY: SOCIAL MEDIA AND INTERNET USE: BEST INTERESTS)
Capacity – Best interests – Internet access and use of social media – Contact – Learning disability – Lack of understanding of risks and dangers posed by websites and other internet users – Relevant information to be considered.
[2019] Med LR 135