Posted inClinical Negligence Issue 14

Privacy in the Public Eye – Disgraced Surgeon Fails to Block Disclosure in Mass Litigation

Privacy in the Public Eye – Disgraced Surgeon Fails to Block Disclosure in Mass Litigation Jasper Gold Dixon v North Bristol NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 1871 (QB)  - The First Judgment Dixon v North Bristol NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 3127 (KB) – The Second Judgment References to paragraphs in the…
September 21, 2023Posted inClinical Negligence, Issue 14Tags: , ,
Posted inIssue 14 Regulatory

GMC’s ‘Neither Confirm nor Deny’ Policy with Respect to Groundless Complaints Wins Support in the Upper Tribunal

GMC’s ‘Neither Confirm nor Deny’ Policy with Respect to Groundless Complaints Wins Support in the Upper Tribunal Jasper Gold Myhill v (1) The Information Commissioner and (2) The General Medical Counsel References to paragraphs in the judgment in square brackets  Introduction In Myhill, Upper Tribunal Judge West heard an appeal…
September 20, 2023Posted inIssue 14, Regulatory
Posted inData & Information Issue 12

Data Protection

Underwood v Bounty UK Ltd & Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 888 (QB) Background Ms Underwood awoke on a post-natal ward, after a difficult labour lasting more than 100 hours and ending in an emergency caesarean, to a woman whom she assumed was part of the hospital’s maternity staff…
May 2, 2023Posted inData & Information, Issue 12
Posted inIssue 11 Quantum

Damages: Adequacy of State-Funded Package of Care

Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 3058 (QB) Introduction The Claimant in Martin suffered a sub-trochanteric stress fracture to the right proximal femur in the shower whilst undergoing inpatient mental health treatment at Prestwich Hospital. The fracture is of a kind which is spontaneous, rather than arising…
May 24, 2022Posted inIssue 11, Quantum