A case on confidentiality in Netherlands
A 48-year-old woman who died of a lung embolism and a heart attack after being discharged from hospital. She had been treated in a...
Volk v DeMeerleer [2010] - a case on confidentiality in USA
A treating psychiatrist was charged with liability for his patient's homicidal actions in 2010. A lower court decided that the...
Revisit on Gillick Competence [1985]
Please review my blog on 15 November 2017 first before proceeding further on this blog. Gillick competence is a term originating in...
Some terms related to Infectious Disease in Human or Animal
Pandemic: epidemic of disease spread across a large region, such as multiple continents or even worldwide. Endemic: a disease or...
International Law Primer and International Organization
Please read the blog on 'The Compatibility between Human Rights and Intellectual Property' on 30 September 2017 before proceeding further...
The Law Regulating Confidentiality in UK
Common law is judge made law and professional guidance such as General Medical Council (GMC) is given a lot of weight by judges. It roots...
Some medico-legal terms other than Confidentiality
Private life - it is a bigger term because it is more than self, it involves family and relationship. Privacy - it is about seclusion /...
