The landmark decision of Gillick v West Norfolk Area Health Authority was a victory for advocates of adolescent autonomy. It established a test by which the court could measure children's competence with a view to them authorising medical treatment. However, application of the test by clinicians reveals a number of ambiguities which are compounded by subsequent interpretation of Gillick in the law courts. What must be understood by minors in order for them to be deemed competent? At what point in the consent process should competence be assessed? Does competence confer on minors the authority to refuse as well as to accept medical treatment? These are questions which vex clinicians, minors and their families. A growing number of commentators favour application of parts of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to minors. In this paper, the limitations of this approach are exposed and more radical reform is proposed.
A patient woke up from surgery at Halifax Hospital Medical Center last month to find her surgeon had operated on the wrong leg. But, that's not how the cardiovascular surgeon explained it to her, according to a report from Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration, which investigated the July 3 incident. Instead, the surgeon told the patient that her other leg needed to be done anyway. Then he asked her to sign a consent after the fact, according to the report.
With the financial support of the Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme European Commission - Directorate General Home Affairs Home About us Our work Timeline Symposium About the Crime Reports Media Contact Combating trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal Download project flyer here Home Welcome to the homepage of the international research project, 'combating trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal', otherwise known as 'the HOTT project'. This is the first EU-funded project against this 'new' and neglected form of trafficking in human beings. With this project we aim to increase knowledge and information, raise awareness about the crime and to improve its non-legislative response. Who are we? We are a group of enthusiastic researchers who conduct empirical research on this illegal transplant activity worldwide. This website explains who we are and what we do. Our unique timeline illustrates when and where we work. Why does the Europe...
A high court has ruled that two sisters must have the MMR jab against their wishes and the wishes of their mother. The decision was made after the father of the girls, aged 15 and 11, brought the case to the High Court in September.
Two Sunnybrook doctors have lost their bid to unilaterally remove a severely brain damaged patient from life support, but they still have the option of going to a provincial tribunal to try to overrule his family’s wishes, the Supreme Court has decided.
Presentation on The Influence of Data Protection and Privacy Frameworks on the Design of Learning Analytics Systems at LAK17, Vancouver, Canada - 2017-03-16
Gerade LMS ermöglichen eine umfangreiche Erhebung und Auswertung von automatisch generierten Daten über Studierende und ihren Lernkontext, die unter dem Stichwort Learning Analytics derzeit viel diskutiert wird.
P. Prinsloo, and S. Slade. Learning Analytics in Higher Education: Current Innovations, Future Potential, and Practical Applications, Routledge, New York and Abingdon, Oxon, (August 2018)