Alfie Evans - Alder Hey Children's Hospital

TOT'S BATTLE Who is Alfie Evans, how long has he been at Alder Hey hospital and who are the baby’s parents Kate James and Tom Evans?
The child's life support has been switched off after his parents lost the latest in a string of legal battles


'We were told he wouldn't last five minutes and here we are 36 hours later. He looks comfortable. He looks chilled. And that's what's the most important thing right now.'

What Is Being Hidden...?

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Career options in the modern world

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update UK time
At this moment, 5:40pm on Wednesday 25th April, Alfie Evans is still clinging to life, and the Court of Appeal is deciding whether Tom and Kate can take their son to Rome.
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update Apr 26, 2018
Launching campaign for 'Alfie's Law' to give parents more say
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Nearly, but not quite the same in Canada.
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Sunday, April 29, 2018
R.I.P.

Alder Hey organs scandal

When patient advocates are better than doctors

Really, do we need a patient advocate‽

Maybe.
Probably not.
We have regulating bodies like the C.P.S.O. looking after us!

Here's a reassuring article.

Last, but not least, in Ontario we have the

Ontario Hospital Association

Hospital mistakes that should never happen

Wishful thinking‽

Reversal sought in California girls' brain-death diagnosis

Tests show Jahi McMath has brain activity

Family seeks to have brain-death ruling overturned, girl declared alive

The family of Jahi McMath posted two videos on YouTube they say show the teen responding to her mother’s voice. In the first video, Jahi moves her foot, and in the second, she moves her hand.

When routine surgeries go wrong

Death determination debate rages on in science, medicine

Uncertainty influences disconnecting life support, organ donation

Tue Oct 14, 2014

Medical debate over defining death

Medical debate over defining death has implications for organ donors

Doctors need to harvest organs within two hours after the heart stops or they may deteriorate beyond use.

HARVEST! ?‽

The standards for defining death in Canada vary so much that the hospital where a dying person ends up may affect when they are declared dead.

Are there standards?


Paralysed stroke victim experiences every patient's worst nightmare as he hears doctors discussing whether to donate his organs but couldn't speak out

3 April 2014




Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD)
The Fifth Estate's "EPISODE - Dead Enough" can be viewed, by clicking here, for a limited time.
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Short ones - Benefit of doubt
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Baby born after confounding medics

Told her child had died and had returned to hospital to begin taking a series of abortion pills.

Problem!

Inaccurate diagnosis!

Baby girl born alive weeks later!

Details

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etc

Effective, Ethical Self Regulation Has Been Achieved‽

Maybe not!

But we are almost there, aren't we?

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The News continues to reassure us that all is well!

Cancer patient misdiagnosed, then denied treatment

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Family doctors diagnosing PTSD offered advice

Could Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons along with Hospitals, unwittingly (charitable) through carelessness, be a major cause of PTSD among civilians?

Take a look at this page. Does it help explain the above question‽

With thanks to anonymous!

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Miracle? Man pronounced dead comes back to life

Ohio man pronounced dead comes back to life after 45 minutes

This couldn't happen here in Canada, could it?  CLICK HERE

Ontario Health Study

Ontario scientists launch

“largest health study in the world”

Ontario has expertise in many different types of endeavor.

EHealth Ontario comes to mind.

Ontario HST

sex education

on and on

Sites of possible complimentary interest

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

Infection transmission in hospital

When cameras are watching, more doctors wash up

WOW

A new study

Who is a nurse and who isn’t

Nova Scotia’s nurses change uniform to solve identity crisis

Isn't a hospital worker a hospital worker?

Robbie’s Law

Robbie’s Law to give families the right to get the truth about medical negligence

THE family of a Welsh schoolboy who died as a result of medical negligence has been credited with inspiring the UK Government to introduce a duty on healthcare providers to be honest with patients and their families when things go wrong.Patients’ rights campaigners said the so-called Duty of Candour should be known as “Robbie’s Law” in honour of 10-year-old Robbie Powell who was killed in 1990 by a treatable condition that doctors missed.The UK Government this week committed itself to the legal duty in its response to the NHS Future Forum report which sets out how the health service in England will be modernised in the future.

BRICK by BRICK

Maybe, just maybe, justice?

In the distant future?

Website pulls together global information on patient safety, quality care

THANK GOD!

This blog, I guess, is now redundant!

Isn't it?

Regional Clinical Services Road Map

Blogs, such as this one with its links, could be a ready source of public input!

How are(n't) health services delivered in this or any other region?


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There isn't any flaw in this plan, is there?
Tunnel vision, I hope not!

Clinical Services Roadmap On the web



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End-of-life row toddler moved to US

Parents of a terminally ill Canadian boy have transferred him to a US Catholic hospital after an Ontario court ruled doctors could remove a breathing tube keeping him alive.

"Baby Joseph" headed to US with help of Priests for Life and Catholic Hospital in Missouri



Baby Joseph's Struggle a Teaching Moment On The Value Of Life



Doctors Hope Treatment Will Give Baby Joseph The Gift Of More Time
March 23, 2011

Pathologist stripped of his medical licence

A perfect, sad, example of the effectiveness of the current system of self regulation that serves the medical profession?

A regulatory body that consistently looked the other way?

Google for more information!

Medical records at the click of a mouse

Patients check laboratory results, review prescriptions, see ultrasound images and connect with physicians.

Now we need a definition for the word "patient" when used in this context.
parent?
doctor?
nurse?
pharmacist?
insurance agent?
neighbor?
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Father criticises lack of inquiry into son’s death

THE father of Robbie Powell, who died more than two decades ago as a result of medical negligence, yesterday criticised the First Minister for failing to hold a public inquiry into the death.

I don't think that this outcome was unexpected.
Sad to see, though!

Robbie’s Law

Robbie’s Law and the Need for a Statutory Duty of Candour - October 14th, 2010

The Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations, which came into force in April 2010, provide for a statutory duty on healthcare providers to report incidents which harm patients to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA).

AvMA’s report states that, “everyone needs to understand that it is simply unacceptable to allow dishonesty over medical accidents. Sending the message that cover ups may be tolerated (as the current arrangements do) can in no way support an open and fair culture.”

Legal Duty of Candour - 'Robbie's Law'

PROPOSAL FOR A

LEGAL DUTY OF CANDOUR IN HEALTHCARE