The Impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on Medical Decision Making

The Human Rights Act 1998—why should it matter for medical ...

End-of-life decisions regarding withholding and withdrawing medical treatment evoke a strong moral resonance. Central to such questions lie a cluster of ethical ...

If the medical professionals deem treatment to be in the best interests of the patient and necessary to preserve life, then a decision to treat ...

Why the human rights act matters to doctors

The NHS is a public body. Therefore, NHS practices, trusts, health authorities, and clinics licensed by the state will all be carrying out public functions and ...

A Review of the Impact of the Human Rights in Healthcare ...

The Human Rights Act incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law and provides a firm platform for the creation of a ...

The Human Rights Act 1998: implications for the medical treatment ...

All legal cases must now consider the Act in arriving at decisions. Before and after the introduction of the Act, cases where there was dispute between parents/ ...

Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998: implications for clinical ...

The case was dismissed because even if the medical treatment in question and the applicant's lack of choice of therapist had breached Article 8(1), this could ...

Some Implications of the Human Rights Act 1998 for the Medical ...

Additionally, other privacy rights may have implications for the medical decision-making process as it affects children and their carers particularly where ...

The Impact of the UK Human Rights Act 1998 on Decision Making in ...

This paper explores the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on decision making in adult social care in England and Wales. It focuses on a review of the Act by ...

Health and Human Rights - Nuffield Trust

HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 30. 6. BMA – 'The Impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on medical decision making'. October 2000. Page 32. ○ The BMA has identified the ...

The Human Rights Act 1998—Why Should it Matter for Medical ...

The Human Rights Act 1998—Why Should it Matter for Medical Practice? ; With regard to the incompetent patient, Articles 8 and 3 ; individual's personal autonomy ...

The Human Rights Act 1998 - Department of Health NI

This right may also be relevant, in that relatives of the ill often wish to be involved in the decision-making process, and kept informed of progress. However, ...

Ethics briefing | Journal of Medical Ethics

Acting in accordance with the Human Rights Act is also a matter of good practice. All doctors, therefore, need to be aware of their obligations and would be ...

The impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on mental health care

Some may argue that the introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) has benefited only celebrities and asylum-seekers. Others contend that the HRA is a ...

The Human Rights Act 1998: implications for anaesthesia and ...

Public authorities, as defined by the HRA, include the Department of Health, health authorities, health trusts, primary care groups and the ...

Human rights and mental health - Mental Health Foundation

In the UK, our human rights are protected by the Human Rights Act 1998. It means all public authorities – including the government, police, NHS ...

(PDF) The Human Rights Act 1998 - Why should it matter for medical ...

2 The Act has already made a substantial impact on medical law and will have a continuing effect on healthcare practice. It incorporates most, although not all, ...

The Human Rights Act – Changing Lives

For example, case study 14 shows how a health commissioner within a PCT advised a residential care home to adopt a proper decision-making process in relation to ...

Article 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998: implications for clinical ...

He sought judicial review of the decision of his treating doctors to administer medication pursuant to their powers under the Mental Health Act without his ...

The Government's Independent Review of the Human Rights Act

The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) incorporated the European Convention on. Human Rights (ECHR) into UK law. It came fully into force two years ...

The Human Rights Act 1998 and Access to NHS Treatments and ...

PART III: DECISION MAKING and the REQUIREMENTS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT ... medical profession in making decisions regarding the allocation of ...