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Administrative Court Overturns NMC Strike-Off: Key Lessons for Regulators and Prosecutors
Jessica Etherington
10 July 2013
Serious questions raised about “causal” links between acne treatment and suicide
It is tragic to read about the death of Jack Bowlby, at just 16 years old. He was reportedly found, with a belt around his neck last October, at his room at Cheltenham College. The Coroner recorded an open verdict and found the evidence insufficient to rule that Jack had taken his own life or that his death was caused by a drug that he had been taking.
28 June 2013
A response to The Times' article "Trying to cure cancer could land you in court"
Kate Rohde argues that clinical negligence is a key mechanism for achieving accountability for mistakes or negligent care.
29 May 2013
Pilot of fixed costs scheme for clinical negligence claims
Our team discusses the NHSLA's proposed pilot of fixed costs scheme for clinical negligence claims.
12 April 2013
Major changes both to NHS services and funding of clinical negligence claims - a coincidence of timing?
Deborah Nadel discusses the impact of the government’s changes to the NHS implemented on 1 April 2013.
2 April 2013
‘Systematic failings’ in acute paediatric care
Gareth McDonna and Katie Ebbs discuss a recent report in the failings in paediatric care.