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

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?

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

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!

Much-delayed inquiry into boy’s death

Robbie Powell 1990 Swansea death inquiry criticised

A leading Welsh Conservative says plans for an independent investigation into a 10-year-old boy's death 20 years ago do not go far enough.

This travesty could not happen in Canada!

Could it?

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

Inquiry may be held into boy's death in 1990

An example of the swift response
to clear up ethical questions dealing with the
MEDICAL PROFESSIONS?

“Cover-up” by doctors!?

Probe into boy's death moves step closer
Wednesday, December 09, 2009, 08:47

A PUBLIC inquiry into the death of a 10-year-old boy from a treatable condition moved a step closer today.


"a long-demanded public inquiry into the 1990 death
of 10-year-old Robbie Powell
from a treatable condition may now go ahead."




Robbie Powell
NHS
BEHIND THE HEADLINES


Action against Medical Accidents
(AvMA)


A CHARITY yesterday won its bid to challenge
the General Medical Council’s decision
not to investigate the death of a 10-year-old boy.

The General Medical Council (GMC)
faces a judicial review over claims it failed
to investigate a boy's death nearly 19 years ago.



Alleged forging of medical records




GMC faces legal challenge over “liar’s charter”
23rd, February 2009

GMC SLAMS DOOR ON JUSTICE
IN CASE OF ROBBIE POWELL
AND ALLEGED COVER UP BY DOCTORS
24th November 2009

Call for ‘Robbie’s Law’ for medical mistakes

"Make it a legal requirement to inform patients, or their next of kin, if there has been an error or incident in a patient’s healthcare which has, or may, cause harm."

THE CASE FOR A

‘LEGAL DUTY OF CANDOUR' IN HEALTHCARE:

"ROBBIE'S LAW"



Support Robbie's Law

Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) News

BBC NEWS | Health | Doctors 'fear criminal charges'

Maybe this, European Court of Human Rights decision, should be kept in mind.

"Whilst it was arguable that doctors had a duty not to falsify medical records under the common law (Sir Donaldson MR’s “duty of candour”), before Powell v Boladz there was no binding decision of the courts as to the existence of such a duty. As the law stands now, however, doctors have no duty to give the parents of a child who died as a result of their negligence a truthful account of the circumstances of the death, nor even to refrain from deliberately falsifying records."

The decision can be accessed from this page searching for
"decision" and "application no. 45305/99" to see -

DECISION
AS TO THE ADMISSIBILITY OF
Application no. 45305/99
by William and Anita POWELL
against the United Kingdom

Effective Self Regulation?

Another event, in Wales, disturbingly similar to the previous post.

12 August 2005, An important update!
Parents accept doctor's damages

An article dedicated to a little boy called Robbie Powell. His family's perseverance and dedication throughout their long fight for justice are an inspiration and example to us all.

Doctors have no duty to give, as a result of their negligence, a truthful account of the circumstances of a death, nor even to refrain from deliberately falsifying records?‽
Is this believable?‽
It seemed too farfetched to be believable until I looked at the European Court of Human Rights decision.
"Whilst it was arguable that doctors had a duty not to falsify medical records under the common law (Sir Donaldson MR’s “duty of candour”), before Powell v Boladz there was no binding decision of the courts as to the existence of such a duty. As the law stands now, however, doctors have no duty to give the parents of a child who died as a result of their negligence a truthful account of the circumstances of the death, nor even to refrain from deliberately falsifying records."
The decision can be accessed from this page searching for "decision" and "application no. 45305/99" to see -

DECISION
AS TO THE ADMISSIBILITY OF
Application no. 45305/99
by William and Anita POWELL
against the United Kingdom




A GP who examined a boy hours before he died
of a treatable illness
has denied her judgement was clouded
because she was arguing with his parents.
7 April, 2004

Is this an example of the
acceptable, responsible, self regulation
that we can expect in Ontario?
July 19, 2008


"Written laws are like spider's webs;
they will catch, it is true, the weak and the poor,
but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful."
(Anacharsis--Scythian Philosopher...600 B.C.)