Prevention of Future Deaths Reports in inquests - what are the recurring themes for health and social care? By Gill Weatherill, Tracey Longfield, Louise Wiltshire, Gemma Brannigan The purpose of Prevention of Future Deaths Reports (PFDs) issued by coroners is to bring about…
Prevention of Future Deaths Reports – a look at themes By Peter Merchant, Louise Wiltshire, Tracey Longfield, Gill Weatherill The steady flow of Prevention of Future Deaths Reports (PFDs) issued by coroners to health and…
Key COVID-19 legal developments in the health sector: Summary of Information and Advice from regulators of healthcare professionals in respect of COVID-19 By Louise Wiltshire A summary of the key points covered in the GMC’s advice to its registrants and the public during…
When to notify deaths to the Coroner: New legal framework from 1st October By Peter Merchant, Louise Wiltshire It has been a long time coming, but doctors are finally about to have a clearer legal steer on when…
Reforming Regulation of Healthcare Professionals: A Step Forward? By Louise Wiltshire, Christopher Briggs, Christian Carr What does the future hold for the regulation of healthcare professionals? The government’s …
Gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare: What’s the latest? By Tracey Longfield, Louise Wiltshire, Christian Carr We look at the ‘Independent Review of Gross Negligence Manslaughter and Culpable Homicide’ …
Lower threshold for suicide conclusions upheld by Court of Appeal By Peter Merchant, Louise Wiltshire Before July 2018, it had been settled law going back decades that coroners/juries had to be ‘sure’…
Medical Examiners from April 2019? The Latest By Peter Merchant, Louise Wiltshire Although the government has been saying for some time that a national system of medical examiners…