Law
Case law and legislation can change the way healthcare is provided. This section looks at key legislation, such as Data Protection Act 1998, and the impact these laws have on medical practice.
Advice articles
- The Mental Capacity Act 2005 - 20 February 2008
- The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 - 22 January 2008
- Mental Capacity Act comes into force - 25 June 2007
- Corporate manslaughter and corporate homicide bill - 29 January 2007
- Human Tissue Act 2004 - 1 December 2006
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Case histories
- A rarity within a rarity: when presenting symptoms don't quite add up - 31 August 2004
- Missed femoral epiphyseal fracture – Hotson case - 1 January 2002
- Dissatisfaction with surgery 8 years later - 1 January 2002
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