Legal matters

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1. Informed consent: the frontline reality v the law (Bevan Brittan, 20 March 2023)

   • Consent
   • Patient engagement
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Consent
     • Patient engagement
     • Communication
     • Legal issue

   By Patient Safety Learning, 20 March, 2023

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   • 724 views
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   • 20 March, 2023

2. We must not forget about the interests of injured patients when discussing clinical negligence litigation reform (24 February 2023)

   • Legal issue
   • Patient harmed
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Legal issue
     • Patient harmed
     • Negligence claim
     • Never event

   By Mark Hughes, 6 March, 2023

   • 0 comments
   • 660 views
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   • 6 March, 2023

3. Is human error a crime? (Human Factors 101, 4 November 2022)

   • Legal issue
   • Criminal behaviour
   • (and 6 more)

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     • Legal issue
     • Criminal behaviour
     • Adminstering medication
     • Nurse
     • USA
     • Human error
     • Human factors
     • Patient death

   By Patient Safety Learning, 4 November, 2022

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   • 1,133 views
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   • 4 November, 2022

4. Blog - Is human error a crime? (2 November 2022)

   • Human error
   • Human factors
   • (and 7 more)

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     • Human error
     • Human factors
     • Legal issue
     • Nurse
     • Medication
     • Monitoring
     • System safety
     • USA
     • Second victim

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 2 November, 2022

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   • 1,092 views
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   • 2 November, 2022

5. Drugwatch - A history of medical tech company C.R. Bard (27 April 2021)

   • Medication
   • Pharma / Life sciences
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Medication
     • Pharma / Life sciences
     • USA
     • Legal issue
     • Complaint
     • Patient harmed
     • Patient death

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 1 November, 2022

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   • 1,116 views
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   • 1 November, 2022

6. Bevan Brittan: Recent developments and causation in inquests - presentation slides (11 October 2022)

   • Legal issue
   • Investigation

   By Patient Safety Learning, 19 October, 2022

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   • 804 views
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   • 19 October, 2022

7. APSF's position statement on criminalization of medical error and call for action to prevent patient harm from error (October 2022)

   • Legal issue
   • Criminal behaviour
   • (and 7 more)

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     • Legal issue
     • Criminal behaviour
     • Human error
     • Medication
     • Organisational culture
     • Training
     • System safety
     • Patient harmed
     • Safety culture

   By Patient Safety Learning, 11 October, 2022

   • 0 comments
   • 783 views
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   • 11 October, 2022

8. The end of Roe v. Wade — States’ power over health and well-being (4 August 2022)

   • Sexual and reproductive health
   • Womens health
   • (and 3 more)

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     • Sexual and reproductive health
     • Womens health
     • Health inequalities
     • USA
     • Legal issue

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 12 September, 2022

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   • 1,296 views
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   • 12 September, 2022

9. National trends and cost of litigation in UK National Health Service (NHS): a specialty-specific analysis from the past decade (6 November 2021)

   • Legal issue
   • Patient harmed
   • (and 4 more)

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     • Legal issue
     • Patient harmed
     • Negligence claim
     • Investigation
     • Communication
     • Workforce management

   By Patient Safety Learning, 6 September, 2022

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   • 830 views
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   • 6 September, 2022

10. Patient advocates demand accountability for medical error in RaDonda Vaught case (The Tennessean)

    • Legal issue
    • Investigation
    • (and 8 more)

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      • Legal issue
      • Investigation
      • Adminstering medication
      • Patient death
      • USA
      • Human error
      • System safety
      • Organisation / service factors
      • Reporting
      • Accountability

    By Patient Safety Learning, 22 August, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 1,253 views
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    • 22 August, 2022

11. Clare FM Podcast: Claims questions on medical card means testing for women affected by post-natal procedure need to be answered (1 July 2022)

    • Womens health
    • Pregnancy
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Womens health
      • Pregnancy
      • Patient harmed
      • Negligence claim
      • Legal issue
      • Ireland

    By Patient Safety Learning, 4 July, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 813 views
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    • 4 July, 2022

12. Practice guidance on remote observation of hearings – New powers (28 June 2022)

    • Legal issue
    • Coroner
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Legal issue
      • Coroner
      • Regulatory issue
      • Observations

    By Patient Safety Learning, 28 June, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 1,210 views
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    • 28 June, 2022

13. NHS Resolution: How do you know if you can make a vaginal mesh claim?

    • Womens health
    • Medical device
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Womens health
      • Medical device
      • Regulatory issue
      • Legal issue
      • Redress
      • Patient harmed

    By Patient Safety Learning, 21 June, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 1,670 views
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    • 21 June, 2022

14. A joint letter from nine charities/patient organisations to Sajid Javid MP on proposals for fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence (3 May 2022)

    • Negligence claim
    • Legal issue
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Negligence claim
      • Legal issue
      • Patient harmed
      • Patient / family support
      • Organisational learning

    By Mark Hughes, 3 May, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 1,045 views
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    • 3 May, 2022

15. House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee: NHS litigation reform (28 April 2022)

    • Negligence claim
    • Legal issue
    • (and 5 more)

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      • Negligence claim
      • Legal issue
      • Investigation
      • Patient safety incident
      • Patient / family support
      • Patient / family involvement
      • Patient harmed

    By Patient Safety Learning, 28 April, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 1,955 views
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    • 28 April, 2022

16. Nurse RaDonda Vaught convicted of homicide? A doctor explains (1 April 2022)

    • Nurse
    • Criminal behaviour
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Nurse
      • Criminal behaviour
      • Medication
      • System safety
      • Legal issue
      • Patient death

    By Patient Safety Learning, 4 April, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 1,048 views
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    • 4 April, 2022

17. NHS Resolution: Learning from Emergency Medicine compensation claims (28 March 2022)

    • Negligence claim
    • Legal issue
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Negligence claim
      • Legal issue
      • Patient harmed
      • Patient death
      • Organisation / service factors
      • Emergency medicine

    By Patient Safety Learning, 31 March, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 1,064 views
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    • 31 March, 2022

18. Evidence that nurses need to participate in diagnosis: lessons from malpractice claims (December 2021)

    • Nurse
    • Diagnosis
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Nurse
      • Diagnosis
      • Diagnostic error
      • Legal issue
      • USA

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 26 March, 2022

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    • 1,057 views
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    • 26 March, 2022

19. Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts 2020‑21

    • Legal issue
    • Data
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Legal issue
      • Data
      • Regulatory issue
      • Organisational Performance

    By Patient Safety Learning, 4 March, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 786 views
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    • 4 March, 2022

20. MDU: Cautionary tales - Real member stories

    • Legal issue
    • Risk management
    • (and 5 more)

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      • Legal issue
      • Risk management
      • Coroner
      • Patient death
      • Patient harmed
      • Advice
      • Staff support

    By Patient Safety Learning, 22 February, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 850 views
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    • 22 February, 2022

21. Differentiating negligent standards of care in diagnosis (12 January 2022)

    • Legal issue
    • Diagnosis
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Legal issue
      • Diagnosis
      • Negligence claim
      • Information sharing

    By Patient Safety Learning, 9 February, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 1,049 views
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    • 9 February, 2022

22. First Do No Harm APPG: Virtual public meeting on redress (26 January 2022)

    • Patient harmed
    • Legal issue
    • (and 5 more)

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      • Patient harmed
      • Legal issue
      • Womens health
      • Medication
      • Negligence claim
      • Pain
      • Redress

    By Patient Safety Learning, 28 January, 2022

    • 1 comment
    • 1,692 views
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    • Comment by Patient Safety Learning
    • 4 February, 2022

23. APIL report: The value of compensation (January 2022)

    • Legal issue
    • Patient harmed
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Legal issue
      • Patient harmed
      • Negligence claim

    By Patient Safety Learning, 28 January, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 1,295 views
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    • 28 January, 2022

24. Balancing the books or balancing the scales: what should drive reforms? (28 October 2021)

    • Legal issue
    • Restorative Justice
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Legal issue
      • Restorative Justice
      • Patient safety incident
      • Quality improvement

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 6 December, 2021

    • 0 comments
    • 972 views
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    • 6 December, 2021

25. What you need to know about new patient data safety recommendations (7 October 2021)

    • Caldicott Guardian
    • Data
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Caldicott Guardian
      • Data
      • Information sharing

    By Patient Safety Learning, 12 October, 2021

    • 0 comments
    • 998 views
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    • 12 October, 2021