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“First Do No Harm”

The Independent Medicines & Medical Devices Safety Review (The Cumberlege Review) This article originally appeared in Issue 6 (September 2020). “We have been astonished,” wrote the authors of the Cumberlege Report, “how the healthcare system – which includes the NHS, private providers, the regulators and professional bodies, manufacturers, and policymakers…

By Marina Wheeler QC, Amelia Walker September 1, 2020Inquiries, Issue 6medical devices, product liability

Inquiries Special Issue

The Civil Justice Council Rapid Review

Civil Justice Council Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on Civil Court Users Published The Review The Civil Justice Council was requested by the Master of the Rolls (Sir Terence Etherton) to conduct a rapid review between 1 and 15 May 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 on the civil…

By Dominic Ruck Keene July 1, 2020Inquiries, Special IssueCoronavirus

Inquiries Special Issue

Being BAME is a Major Risk Factor for Dying of Covid-19 – What Can Be Done About It?

Introduction This article originally appeared in a Covid-19 Special Issue (July 2020). The Public Health England (“PHE”) review into the disparities in risks and outcomes of COVID deaths was published on 3 June 2020. It was intended to address increasing concerns, notably voiced by the British Medical Association, about the…

By Shaheen Rahman QC, Suzanne Lambert July 1, 2020Inquiries, Special IssueCoronavirus

Inquiries Issue 5

How to Improve Patient Safety Post-Paterson

Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Issues raised by Paterson This article originally appeared in Issue 5 (May 2020). The report of the Independent Inquiry into the case of surgeon Dr Ian Paterson was published on 4 February 2020. It makes for harrowing reading. One of the Inquiry’s key…

By Charlotte Gilmartin May 1, 2020Inquiries, Issue 5No Comments