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Health Law, School of Health Science, Swansea University
The UK Supreme Court has, in part, overruled the Court of Appeal in an appeal in the case of Paulley v Firstgroup PLC [2017], bringing to an end protracted litigation over whether wheelchair users or...
The High Court has recently awarded damages for psychiatric harm to a mother whose baby had become stuck in the birth canal and had suffered a hypoxic injury due to lack of oxygen, and the grandmother...
The European Union (EU) introduced a working time directive in 1993 (Council Directive 93/104/EC) that was implemented in the United Kingdom Law by the Working Time Regulations 1998 The regulations...
The United Nations Convention on Children's Rights defines a child as any person under 18 It requires that childhood is recognised as a developmental period and that our domestic laws must be...
Childhood immunisation is a key tool in health protection and disease control used by the government to discharge its obligations under the European Social Charter 1961, Article 11, which requires...
Midwives have women of varying ages on their caseload, and it is essential that any care or treatment provided is done so within the law Records provide evidence of a midwife's involvement with a...
A recent inspection initiative by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE, 2016) aimed at gauging compliance with regulations seeking to prevent injuries from health care sharps in the NHS has revealed a...
Maternity records provide an account of the care and treatment given to a woman and baby, allowing progress to be monitored and a clinical history to be developed Records allow for continuity of care...
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's revised Code (NMC, 2015) imposes a duty on midwives to keep clear and accurate records relevant to their practice To discharge the duty set out in standard 10 of...
Choosing a name for a newborn is something that many parents take great time and care over, and there is a vast library of baby-name books available for parents to consult Midwives must be aware that,...
Domestic violence accounts for 15% of all violent incidents reported to the police in England and Wales, and frequently affects the same victim more than once (Strickland, 2013) Of the 12 million...
A national Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme now allows partners of former offenders to have information disclosed to them by the police The scheme was introduced following a campaign for ‘Clare's...
A woman has been jailed for 2½ years after she admitted taking poison she had bought on the internet to terminate her pregnancy (R v Towers [2015]). The woman pleaded guilty to administering a poison...
Last year, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2015) issued a revised Code setting out the professional standards of practice and behaviour for midwives The standards form the yardstick against...
It is regrettable that some neonates are born with life-threatening conditions or become seriously ill shortly after birth In the majority of cases, the neonate's parents make decisions about their...
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