#informed-consent

#informed-consent

The doctor treated hundreds of children from 2017 to 2022 at Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh) in London, with independent experts saying in a new review that his surgery fell well below the level expected in several areas. Many patients came to harm or were left in pain, with some going on to need further surgery. Proper consent was also not obtained in some cases, while Mr Jabbar also had an "unjustified preference for certain surgical techniques including unconventional or unrecognised procedures".

The practice has come under legal scrutiny due to the lacking regulartory environment it operates in, with the ICO and multiple UK courts issuing findings against GPS tagging in immigration contexts. In addition to our ethical and legal concerns with tagging, the practice is ineffective at its stated purpose of reducing absconding and maintaining contact with migrants released on immigration bail.

Three of the world's top trans healthcare organisations have expressed "significant ethical concerns" regarding the UK Government's upcoming puberty blockers trial. The European, World, and US Professional Associations for Transgender Health (EPATH, WPATH, and USPATH) said they believe the NHS PATHWAYS trial conflicts with "internationally recognised ethical standards". Commissioned in the wake of the Government's decision to indefinitely ban puberty blockers for trans young people,

One common approach involves audio-recording therapy sessions so the clinician does not have to take detailed notes during the meeting. AI software can then analyze the recording and generate written documentation. Before agreeing to this practice, it is important that you understand how audio-recordings and AI-generated notes may be used, how your information will be protected, and what choices you may have.

Doctors had told her she was a boy, but that she had an illness, which was why she couldn't urinate standing up. They told me this is a problem, the 60-year-old from Hong Kong says. And that in the future, you cannot marry, you cannot have a baby, so you need to have surgeries. Having been bullied at school for her ambiguous gender presentation, she found the idea that she could be modified back to normal a compelling one.

The votes on the recommendations came after hours of impassioned debate that, at times, devolved into confusion and apparent animosity over the committee's procedures and the safety of vaccines. Healthcare professionals and experts following the committee's meeting were also left deeply confused about the significance of the committee's votes and recommendations, and whether they would make it more difficult for people to obtain Covid vaccines.