Medical Law

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The Supreme Court has handed down its decision in the appeal of McCulloch & Ors v Forth Valley Health Board [2023] UKSC 26. The court was asked to decide on the extent to which a doctor is required, under a duty of care owed to a patient, to inform the patient about possible alternative treatmen

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A medical law expert is challenging a Scottish government mesh review amid fears patient records could be changed, The Sunday Post reports. Alison Britton, professor of healthcare and medical law at Glasgow Caledonian University, has spoken of shared patient concerns over government plans to modify

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Medical law expert Lauren Sutherland QC has launched a legal blog. Clinical Negligence, Law & Ethics will provide posts on legal cases in the area of clinical negligence and patient consent.

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