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Medico-Legal-Political Headlines 2011

Dr Michalak v Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust & Others--unfair dismissal,race & sex discrimination,£4.5m compensation--Emp.Tribunal Judgment pdf(Dec.2011) 

Order Interrupted by Text: Multitasking Mishap FT 

Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust--damages for loss of reputation,appeal dismissed--Supreme Court Judgment(14.12.11)

Sherwood v Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust--obstetric negligence,liability established--High Court Judgment(25.11.11) 

General Dental Council v Savery & Others--disclosure of dental records, Article 8--High Court Judgment(16.11.11) 

Hussain v Bradford Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust & Dr Jepson--Cauda Equina Syndrome,alleged negligence--High Court Judgment(10.11.11)

Dr Shamsian v GMC--appeal against findings & sanction;appeal allowed--High Court Judgment(4.11.11)

Dr Belal v GMC--appeal against findings of fact & erasure--High Court Judgment(03.11.11) 

Communication Failure--Who's In Charge? FT 

Sessay v South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust & Another--s.136 MHA,unlawful detention,Art.5 ECHR--High Court Judgment(13.10.11) 

Not So Fast--Jurisdictional Barriers to the ACA Litigation FT 

Dr Alhy v GMC--misconduct,erasure,appeal fails--High Court Judgment(08.7.11) 

The Safety and Quality of Longterm Care FT 

Dr Lim v Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust--injunction to restrain capability hearing,breach of contract--High Court Judgment(10.8.11)

Censorship of the Patient-Physician Relationship FT

Ignorance of the Law FT

Cockburn v SoS for Health--widower's NHS pension,gender discrimination,Article 14,application fails--High Court Judgment(29.7.11)

Dr Mattu v The University Hospitals of Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust--dismissal, procedural fairness, appeal dismissed--High Court Judgment(01.8.11)

Condliff v North Staffordshire Primary Care Trust--funding for gastric by-pass surgery, appeal fails--Court of Appeal Judgment(27.7.11) 

Watch the Warfarin! FT 

Why Do the Same Drugs Look Different? FT 

Dr Hussain v Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust--exclusion from work,breach of contract--High Court Judgment (05.7.11) 

GMC v R(Zia)--appeal against High Court's decision allowed--Court of Appeal Judgment (18.5.11) 

Mr Tasneem v Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust--race discrimination,fixed-term regulations,contract of employment;appeal dismissed--EAT Judgment(29.6.11) 

Dr Bonhoeffer v GMC--judicial review,hearsay evidence in FTP proceedings, decision quashed--High Court Judgment(21.6.11) 

Out of Hours Medicolegal Scenarios FT 

Wright(a Child) v Cambridge Medical Group--delayed referral,negligence, appeal allowed(by majority)--Court of Appeal Judgment(9.6.11) 

A No-Fault Compensation Scheme for Serious Vaccine Attributed Damage FT 

Age Discrimination by Christopher Jeans QC FT pdf(May 2011) 

Dr Hosny v GMC--dishonesty,suspension,appeal fails--High Court Judgment(26.5.11) 

Johnson v Le Roux Fourie--negligent plastic surgery,damages--High Court Judgment(23.5.11) 

Dr Raza v GMC--sanction quashed,referred to fresh panel--High Court Judgment(11.3.11) 

Duty to Disclose Someone Else's Error? FT 

Plea Bargaining at the GMC FT 

Dr Saverymuttu v GMC--dishonesty,suspension,appeal fails--High Court Judgment(06.5.11) 

Medicaid and Access to Courts FT 

Mr Puri v Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust--composition of disciplinary panel,Article 6, judicial review--High Court Judgment(15.4.11) 

Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence v Nursing & Midwifery Council and Grant--unduly lenient decision,misconduct,appeal allowed--High Court Judgment(14.4.11) 

Disclosure of Expert Medical Evidence FT 

Condliff,R v North Staffordshire PCT--funding request for laparascopic gastric by-pass,judicial review fails--High Court Judgment(7.4.11) 

Place of Medical Qualification and Outcomes of GMC "fitness to practise" Process FT 

Queensway Surgery v Dr Jayatilaka--permission to amend ET1,disability discrimination--EAT Judgment(30.3.11)

Dr Karwal v GMC--dishonest conduct,suspension, appeal as to findings rejected--High Court Judgment(1.4.11) 

Dr Bhatt v GMC--erasure,appeal fails--High Court Judgment(1.4.11) 

Dr White v Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust & Another--letters to GMC,absolute privilege--High Court Judgment(1.4.11) 

Dr Rauniar v GMC--suspension,appeal fails--High Court Judgment(30.3.11) 

Dr Naheed v GMC--sanction,proportionality,appeal fails--High Court Judgment(23.2.11) 

Alerting Genetic Relatives to a Risk of Serious Inherited Disease Without a Patient's Consent FT 

What Have We Learned About Inpatient Handovers? FT 

Ezsias v North Glamorgan NHS Trust--unfair dismissal,appeal dismissed--EAT Judgment (18.3.11) 

AC v Berkshire West Primary Care Trust & Another--gender identity disorder,augmentation surgery,funding--Court of Appeal Judgment FT(11.3.11)summary 

Reasonable Practice Is Not Defensive Practice FT 

Nagiub v GMC--appeal against FPP fails--High Court Judgment(25.2.11)

Mugweni v NHS London--negligence,breach of duty,brain damage,claim dismissed--High Court Judgment(23.2.11) 

Whistle Stop--More Power to Whistleblowers? FT pdf 

XYZ v Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust--kidney surgery,negligence,quantum--High Court Judgment (14.2.11)

British Pregnancy Advisory Service v SoS for Health--interpretation of Abortion Act 1967--High Court Judgment(14.2.11) 

McCoy v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority--cerebral palsy,negligence not established--High Court Judgment(18.1.11)

AVS v A NHS Foundation Trust & B PCT--lack of capacity and treatment--CoA Judgment(17.1.11) 

Non Accidental Head Injury Cases(formerly SBS)--CPS Guidance FT

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