Fair Notice

"An important change in how organ and tissue donation decisions are registered in Ontario.

Now, when you register or renew your health card at a ServiceOntario Office, you will be advised that only a “YES” to organ and tissue donation is being collected and stored in the OHIP database."

Is this a leap towards
"Presumed Consent",

or maybe the (a)
Reverse-onus provision?


Have you registered a decision of “No” or
“Undecided” regarding organ and tissue donation?


Organ donor 'reassurance' urged
24 February 2009

Are the perceived ethics of the "harvesters"
a small part of the problem?


Did Hospital Kill Teen For His Organs?
March 16, 2009

Patient with Down's syndrome starves in hospital

"The NHS must condemn the death of a vulnerable patient who starved to death in hospital after 26 days without being properly fed"

NHS starts inquiry into deaths of
patients with learning difficulties
Monday 19 January 2009


Vulnerable deaths inquiry set up
January 19, 2009


Investigation reveals appalling neglect by NHS
of people with learning disabilities
March 24, 2009
• Report says appropriate care was not provided
• Cases include man who starved in hospital


Will 'shocking' care be addressed?
March 26, 2009


We have met with and apologised.........
March 27, 2009
Problem solved?

Target-driven Culture In Healthcare - Food For Thought

'A hospital is able to tick all the boxes,
yet still utterly fail patients'

The system for hospitals to report errors
in the care of patients should be mandatory,
a patients' group says.

Obama and e-health records: can he really?

US president Barack Obama wants to ensure every American has an electronic health record by 2014.

Intensive care errors 'frequent'

One fifth of patients in intensive care
are subjected to errors with their medication,
a study has found.

Errors in administration of parenteral drugs
in intensive care units:
multinational prospective study
Published 12 March 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b814
BMJ 2009;338:b814

Medical Records

Bows to pressure over data sharing?


Believable‽

Campaigning for common sense rights can be successful.
Occasionally, at least.
Maybe, it might turn out to be an illusion though.


Consent preferences for research uses
of information in
electronic medical records

Trust

Many hospitals 'not reporting errors'

"Reporting nothing
will not mean
you are good,"

Failings at children's hospital
put patients at risk, says watchdog

Trust

Assisted suicide becomes legal in Washington on Thursday