Advice articles - Healthcare Law
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- Changes to doctors’ duty to notify specified diseases - 12 April 2010
From 6 April 2010, doctors and other healthcare professionals in England will need to follow new regulations concerning patients with notifiable conditions such as measles, tetanus and food poisoning.
- Are you licensed for Lourdes? - 26 February 2010
As Easter approaches many pilgrimages head for Lourdes and other sites of religious significance. Members have asked what the legal and ethical situation is if they accompany such groups and whether they are indemnified.
- Incapacity and the law in Scotland - 27 November 2009
The MDU regularly receives calls from members who are uncertain about a patient’s capacity to consent or who want to know whether they can provide treatment to an adult patient without capacity.
- Junior doctors indemnity unaffected by European working time directive - 3 September 2009
The MDU has received a number of queries from junior hospital doctors asking if they are indemnified for work they do over and above that set out in the European Working Time Directive (EWTD).
- NHS constitution sets out expectations of NHS staff - 2 July 2009
Clause 2 in the Health Bill, currently progressing through Parliament, is intended to make the NHS Constitution for England legally binding for named NHS organisations such as primary care and hospital trusts.
- New DH advice on failed asylum seekers and NHS treatment - 29 April 2009
New Department of Health (DH) advice has clarified that failed asylum seekers are not exempt from charges for treatment.
- Securing controlled drugs - 20 February 2009
The MDU is regularly contacted by members seeking advice about the secure storage of controlled drugs (CDs) both at the practice and when carrying out home visits.
- New cremation rules come into force - 22 January 2009
Doctors should be aware of new cremation regulations, which came into force on 1 January 2009, and introduce new forms for certification of cremation although the old forms can still be used for a one-month transitional period.
- The Mental Capacity Act 2005 - 20 February 2008
The Mental Capacity Act is now in force and doctors will need to be aware of its implications in their day-to-day practice. This detailed guide covers the main points of the Act for MDU members, from advance decisions and lasting powers of attorney to the Court of Protection and the use of restraint where patients lack capacity.
- The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 - 22 January 2008
A guide to how the Act may affect MDU members when it comes into effect.
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