Informed consent jeopardising research

The need to obtain informed consent for the use of left-over human tissue samples could hamper essential bio-bank research, according to Joanna Stjernschantz Forsberg and colleagues at Uppsala University in Sweden. The researchers claim...<<Read More>>

Report supplies genetic guidance

Guidance for genetic practice has been given by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), the Royal College of Pathologists and the British Society for Human Genetics in a new report called ‘Consent and confidentiality in clinical genetic practice: Guidance on genetic testing and sharing genetic information.’ <<Read More>>

Lansley issues apology to nurses

After 99% of the Royal College for Nursing voted for a motion of no confidence in Health Secretary Andrew Lansley yesterday, he issued a public apology. The clear message from nurses highlights the difficulty the Government faces in getting support for the... <<Read More>>

Right-wingers criticise NHS use of porn

A right-wing think tank, 2020health, has carried out an investigation into the use of porn by the NHS in its fertility clinics.

The author of the report, Juliet Manning, found that over a third of the NHS trusts she surveyed were supplying porn to male sperm donors.

She then went on criticise the practice, which she asserted went against the NHS’s ‘categorical duty...