Policy Surveillance Summer Institute 2017
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research Join us for the 2017 Policy Surveillance Summer Institute. Learn more and register today! Space is limited and registration closes on May 1.
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Read more: NHS patient care and treatment errors: developing a learning culture. NHS patient care and treatment errors: developing a learning culture.
By John Tingle PACAC, the House of Commons, (Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee) has just published its analysis of the PHSO’s, (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman ) second report into the tragic death of Sam Morrish, a three year old child whose death from sepsis was found to have been avoidable. PACAC is composed…
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Read more: Global Genes, Local Concerns: A Symposium on Legal, Ethical and Scientific Challenges in International Biobanking Global Genes, Local Concerns: A Symposium on Legal, Ethical and Scientific Challenges in International Biobanking
By Timo Minssen I am happy to announce our “Global Genes, Local Concerns Symposium on Legal, Ethical and Scientific Challenges in International Biobanking” to be held at the University of Copenhagen (DK) on 16 March 2017, 08:00-18:30. Among the many prominent experts speaking at this conference we find the PFC’s very own Glenn Cohen and several speakers with a PFC…
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Read more: The High Cost of Clinical Negligence Claims The High Cost of Clinical Negligence Claims
By John Tingle In the UK, the Department of Health (DH) have just published a consultation paper on introducing fixed recoverable costs in lower value clinical negligence claims. The document contains some controversial proposals which many claimant, patient lawyers are very concerned about. They feel the proposals will make it much harder for patients with…
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Read more: Housing Equity Week in Review Housing Equity Week in Review
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research Some interesting local-level developments in housing, equity and law last week. Here’s our round-up of the news from last week, February 6-12, 2017: What would happen if we stopped thinking about our home as an investment? Conor Dougherty of the New York Times argues that if…
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Read more: Housing Equity Week in Review Housing Equity Week in Review
By Scott Burris This week was all about fair housing. Particularly, the Affirmatively Further Fair Housing rule and recent attempts to dismantle it. Here’s the round-up for last week, January 29 – February 5, 2017: Two bills are attempting to abolish the Affirmatively Further Fair Housing rule of the Obama administration. A review of Fair…
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Read more: Housing Equity Week in Review Housing Equity Week in Review
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research Last week, January 23-29, 2017, saw a mix of national and local-level housing news. Here’s our round-up for the past week: Surprising some on the “Warren-wing” of the Democratic Party, Elizabeth Warren came out in support of Dr. Ben Carson as the 17th Secretary of Housing…
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Read more: Housing Equity Week in Review Housing Equity Week in Review
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research Here’s the latest in housing equity and law for the week of January 16-22, 2017: Although housing policy was absent from Trump’s campaign, and the 2016 election cycle in general, one of the first actions of the new administration was to suspend the FHA mortgage insurance…
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Read more: Housing Equity Week in Review Housing Equity Week in Review
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research We’ve rounded up the latest news from the past week, January 9-15, 2017, for housing law and equity. The HUD confirmation hearing was, of course, the biggest news, but a few other items of note: Statement of Diane Yentel of the National Low Income Housing Coalition…
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Read more: Missed opportunities to learn from patient deaths in the NHS Missed opportunities to learn from patient deaths in the NHS
By John Tingle The National Health Service (NHS) in England’s quality regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recently published a highly critical report on the way patient deaths are investigated in the NHS. The investigation follows events at the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust where a number of failings were identified in the way…