Monday, February 16, 2009

Medical Records

Officals say the proposed legislation on data sharing is essential to the delivery of better public services and not a threat to patient confidentiality


Confidentiality
has come with the territory for medical practitioners since the inception of the trade. "All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession", the original Hippocratic oath decreed, "I will keep secret and will never reveal."

Online Accessibility Of Health Records. What! Me Worry‽



Sunday, February 08, 2009

'Death' doctor faces extradition

A doctor charged over the death of a patient faces extradition to Britain after she was arrested in the US.



Doctor guilty of patient manslaughter
Friday 6 February 2009
An NHS doctor who injected an intensive care patient with adrenaline against the advice of three colleagues was today convicted of manslaughter.

Compare to Canada's "Standard!?".


Epinephrine also referred to as adrenaline


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