Legal News (Healthcare Law)

The UK Supreme Court recently handed down a decision in the case of McCulloch -v- Forth Valley Health Board [2023] UKSC 26, in which it explored the issue of informed consent in relation to reasonable alternative treatments.

Medical devices have a significant role in protecting patients and public health. They assist in diagnosing preventing, monitoring, predicting, and treating illness.

The President of the Medical Council launched the updated Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners (9th Edition 2024) last week at a Good Professional Practice Conference.

This case involves a clinical negligence claim by the plaintiff in respect of treatment provided at the second named defendant hospital while under the care of the first defendant.

The recent judgment in Mitchell v HSE [2023] IEHC 394 has upheld the Morrisey decision and confirms that there is no duty of care owed to relatives of those who participate in a screening programme.