Doctors need our protection, not our lawsuits after coronavirus ends
4 years, 7 months ago

Doctors need our protection, not our lawsuits after coronavirus ends

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Doctors are making tough treatment and triaging decisions, and in the past weeks, some have even had to make the decision to not see patients due to inadequate PPE provision. The Medical Protection Society recently called on the government to introduce emergency laws, so doctors are protected from criminal and regulatory investigation in relation to their treatment of patients during the Covid-19 crisis. A YouGov survey of over 2,000 adults in Great Britain found that 84 per cent say doctors should be able to focus on saving lives without fear of prosecution or investigation following treatment of patients during Covid-19. And two-thirds of the public support the introduction of emergency laws, so doctors are protected from criminal and regulatory investigation in relation to their treatment of patients during Covid-19.

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Protect doctors, medical association urges Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Protect doctors, medical association urges Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Following the death by suicide of a young doctor who was booked for murder in Rajasthan, a medical association has asked the Supreme Court to intervene and protect doctors from retributive measures by patients’ distraught kin. “There is an urgent need for laying down comprehensive guidelines for immediate protection of treating doctors in a circumstance when there is an allegation …

The ethical and legal complexities of coercive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

The ethical and legal complexities of coercive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19

ABC  

Many thoughtful Australians, from all occupations, generations, and social circumstances, and a wide spectrum of political beliefs, are asking questions that raise serious ethical issues in relation to how we are and should be dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. It has two legitimate powers relevant to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic: the “parens patriae” power and the “police power”. “Police” …

Patients who caught COVID-19 in health settings demand official figures, as experts claim cases were preventable
4 years, 1 month ago

Patients who caught COVID-19 in health settings demand official figures, as experts claim cases were preventable

ABC  

When Christina Heywood went into a Melbourne rehabilitation centre for physiotherapy on her new hip, she didn't think she'd come out with coronavirus. Key points: Christina Heywood is one of 17 patients who caught coronavirus while staying at a Frankston rehabilitation centre Three months on she is still suffering the lingering effects of coronavirus A health expert says better infection …

'Healthcare Workers Have The Final Responsibility To Protect Themselves From Covid Infection': Health Ministry Tells Supreme Court
4 years, 6 months ago

'Healthcare Workers Have The Final Responsibility To Protect Themselves From Covid Infection': Health Ministry Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a plea seeking accomodation and quarantine facilities for health workers involved in treating COVID-19 patients, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has told the Supreme Court that the Health care workers' themselves are responsible to protect themselves from the infection. The affidavit states, "Government of India along with State Governments has made substantive efforts to train the …

"Protect & Safeguard First Line Warriors": Plea In SC Seeks Comprehensive Policy Framework For Healthcare Workers
4 years, 8 months ago

"Protect & Safeguard First Line Warriors": Plea In SC Seeks Comprehensive Policy Framework For Healthcare Workers

Live Law  

Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a PIL seeking direction for formulation of a comprehensive policy for welfare & safety of healthcare workers, particularly nurses, who are at the frontline of the COVID outbreak response.Indian Nurses Professional Association which is a society having the primary objective of unifying, organising and empowering nurses across the country, has preferred. Supreme Court will hear …

Coronavirus US: Doctors risk being sued when pandemic over
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus US: Doctors risk being sued when pandemic over

Daily Mail  

Doctors and other medical professionals who are overwhelmed battling the unprecedented coronavirus outbreak will have to ensure they make meticulous life-or-death decisions as they face liabilities that may drag them into court once the pandemic is over. There have been more than 236,000 confirmed cases in the US of the coronavirus, which has been blamed for more than 5,600 deaths …

Coronavirus: UK citizens worried about lack of testing as cases rise
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: UK citizens worried about lack of testing as cases rise

India Today  

Citizens in the UK are worried about lack of testing among citizens for the novel coronavirus even after the World Health Organisation recommended countries to test more to identify more infections. Jai and his 11-year-old daughter Shivani who got food poisoning and later developed symptoms similar to Covid-19, said the NHS asked them to self-isolate for seven days and later …

‘We are collapsing': Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy
4 years, 9 months ago

‘We are collapsing': Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy

Associated Press  

MADRID — By the time Patricia Núñez’s cough started, she was already familiar with the dreaded dry hacking sound tormenting patients who had for weeks been filling the Madrid emergency ward where she works. On Wednesday, the number of medical personnel infected was nearly 6,500 nationally, health authorities said, representing 13.6% of the country’s 47,600 total cases and about 1% …

US coronavirus cases soar past 8,700 as officials try to head off overwhelming effects
4 years, 9 months ago

US coronavirus cases soar past 8,700 as officials try to head off overwhelming effects

CNN  

CNN — The number of coronavirus cases in the United States keeps jumping each day by the hundreds, pushing health care officials and political leaders to take steps to keep the pandemic from overwhelming the system. “So we have to figure out now how we’re going to get these hospitals through, not just today, not this week, not next week, …

What Hospitals and Health Care Workers Need to Fight Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

What Hospitals and Health Care Workers Need to Fight Coronavirus

New York Times  

As coronavirus infections accumulate across America, hospitals are facing new urgency to keep their workers safe. recommendations for health care workers Eye protection Goggles or face shield Respirator or medical mask N95 respirator, if available Gown Closed securely at the back Gloves Pulled up over gown sleeves Current C.D.C. recommendations for health care workers Eye protection Goggles or face shield …

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