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RPC's Medical / Life Sciences team tracks the critical societal, industrial and legal developments affecting risk management in the medical and life sciences sectors.
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Need a psychiatrist? There's an app for that!
Topic: Medical and Life Sciences 18.06.2024 Read more
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The UK and EU propose bans on 'forever chemicals' (PFAs) – Great for the environment but what about the medical industry?
Topic: Medical and Life Sciences 14.03.2024 Read more
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The results are in: Physician and Anaesthetic Associates pose "a significant risk to patient safety" according to latest BMA opinion poll
Topic: Medical and Life Sciences 12.03.2024 Read more
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Weighing up the risks: Remote GP consultations
Topic: Medical and Life Sciences 02.02.2024 Read more
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Weight loss jabs – a litigation time bomb
Topic: Medical and Life Sciences 15.01.2024 Read more
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Cutting the red tape: MHRA publish new guiding principles for AI-based medical devices
Topic: Medical and Life Sciences 22.11.2023 Read more
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Mental Health Act v Mental Capacity Act: How to avoid a deprivation of liberty claim
Topic: Medical and Life Sciences 03.10.2023 Read more
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McCulloch and Others v Forth Valley Health Board [2023]: Bolam is back in the game for consent
Topic: Medical and Life SciencesBolam is well and truly back in the game for consent! The Supreme Court’s decision in McCulloch confirms that the Bolam test should be applied when considering whether alternative treatment options should be discussed with a patient.
18.08.2023 Read more
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General Damages Uplift: Beware
Topic: Medical and Life Sciences 11.07.2023 Read more
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NMC concerns over potentially fraudulent nurse registrations
Topic: Medical and Life SciencesThe Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is contacting more than 500 professionals who trained abroad to determine whether they could have gained fraudulent or incorrect entry to the register after unusual and concerning data emerged from one its testing sites.
28.06.2023 Read more
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