Next up for @rcem.ac.uk caring for autistic patients & those with learning disabilities or complex needs in the ED: Alice Munro, EM Cons, talking about her experience of developing a sedation pathway so people with learning disability can tolerate interventions. Come get some ideas!

A startup company called R3 Bio raised money to create nonsentient monkey “organ sacks” as an alternative to animal testing. They also pitched an ethically charged vision for what the CEO calls “brainless clones” to serve the role of backup human bodies. www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/30/1...

BA (A Child), Re (DOLS in Hospital) [2026] EWHC 653 (Fam) (20 March 2026): Judgment authorising deprivation of liberty of 13-year-old with mental health difficulties, who had been detained in a windowless room in a hospital accident and emergency ward. www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Does open justice apply in the Court of Protection? Public hearing in Court of Appeal on 25th March 2026 It's an appeal against Poole J's judgment on disclosure of position statements Background info blog here (with links to earlier blogs) openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/09/23/l...

Can confirm this is fascinating

“If you don’t control her, she will turn EVIL.” What do teenage boys see on TikTok? To find out, Lily Isaacs posed as a 19-year-old called Joe. She was fed a diet of porn and misogynistic dating advice https://bit.ly/4sFAC3v

Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced… economist.com/britain/2026...

48 hours without lungs: artificial organ kept man alive until transplant. The external, artificial-lung system could be used to treat other people who are critically unwell and awaiting transplants. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Who would have thought it?

Texas A&M actually tells a philosophy professor he may not teach Plato.

Wow, OpenAI's ChatGPT just repeatedly denied that Maria Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, despite multiple corrections from me, with sources... open.substack.com/pub/briandav...

Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social

📢JOB ALERT: @bindmans.com seeks to recruit two Court of Protection solicitors, one permanent position and one locum maternity cover for 12 months. Applications close 28 November. www.lag.org.uk?id=217547

Open justice is supposed to enhance public trust + confidence in the justice system - but in this case it had the opposite effect. What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time? openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...

How might philosophical thinking shape research, policy, and public debate? “The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵 Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays

Sara Ryan's brilliant new book. www.stephenunwin.uk/thoughts-and...

📢 Panel Highlight: Update on Community Care Cases From the Last 12 Months Sian Davies & Sam Fowles of @39essexchambers.bsky.social will unpack the most impactful recent community care cases, providing attendees with a comprehensive update. Book your place today: tinyurl.com/6sc8z4dv

Well worth a watch. Thank you for sharing.

We're delighted to partner with @publiclawproject.bsky.social & @39essexchambers.bsky.social on this training based on our book 'Making Lawful Decisions' by @stevebroach.bsky.social and @torbc.bsky.social. Book now to secure your place & receive a discount on the book: shorturl.pulse.ly/mltceu8krj

Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach. To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat. And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.

Any journalist quoting this absurd, invented £234 billion number cited by Farage/Reform should make absolutely clear that it has been withdrawn by *its own authors* (the Centre for Policy Studies) after they admitted it contained several major errors (1/3)

interesting to see The Guardian describe the justice system as 'transparent' although not sure how much Lady Hale would agree. New book on her observations of a range of courts www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...

Big changes proposed today for social care for disabled children by Law Commission: a duty to meet need, with national eligibility criteria, rights to advocacy for children and parents/carers, rights for children to take/participate in decisions #socialcare www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/09/16/n...

Well … philosopher Hilary Putnam told me that when IQ tests were piloted women did better than men. When the results were analysed women did better on some types of question, men on others. So the mix was readjusted so that men and women came out equal, on average.

Signs of autumn 🍂

To be clear: there is nothing wrong with flying the Union Jack or St George’s cross. But when convicted criminals, Britain First and Tommy Robinson’s allies are the organisers, we should all question what this wave of activism is really about. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...

🔍 We're excited to announce that we're launching a new one-year legal fellowship for aspiring barristers and solicitors looking to do high-impact work as a stepping stone to a legal career. See details below 👇. Deadline: 14 Sept.

🎰 The UK’s gambling industry is booming but pays less tax than you might think. Our new research shows that fairer gambling taxes could raise enough to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap, lifting 500,000 children out of poverty. Find out more: www.ippr.org/articles/reforming-gambling-taxation

🚫 Turned Away for Being Unmarried? Imagine: you're newly pregnant, seeking prenatal care, & during your appt, you're asked if you're married. You say no, then are told to find another provider. 💔 🔎 NEW HC Bioethics Forum essay: bit.ly/4oeVbSQ

Love old papers. Fancy having such a list today!

New blog post by @kitzingercelia.bsky.social openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/07/29/a...

Black women are subjected to racist treatment on NHS maternity wards, @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social says as a new report by Fivexmore tomorrow details the experiences of hundreds of women. The Sunday Times has the preview: www.thetimes.com/article/b8d4...

New work 🚨 led by Sebastian Porsdam Mann, with @juliansavulescu and me: "When to Create Embryos or Organoids for Research" www.researchgate.net/publication/...

We are looking for NHS mental health trusts to be part of this – please contact me directly. More information can be found here: drjohnabaker.co.uk/staffedwards/

Don't think Access Social Care are on here...but they are looking for people who use adult social care services to test their new audit service for free - is the support you are getting in line with your legal entitlement? www.accesscharity.org.uk/news-blog/ca...

Don't think Access Social Care are on here...but they are looking for people who use adult social care services to test their new audit service for free - is the support you are getting in line with your legal entitlement? www.accesscharity.org.uk/news-blog/ca...

New report from @instituteforgovernment.org.uk out today - social care is having to be rationed by local authorities in areas of high demand www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.

Really important report looking at the health inequalities and deaths faced by children with a learning disability and autistic children #LearningDisabilityWeek #MedSky #NurseSky www.ncmd.info/publications...

Ever wondered what Special Visitors (and General Visitors) do in the Court of Protection. Join our small friendly meeting with a real-life Special Visitor (Marion Gray) who will explain everything and answer questions. Monday 16th June 2025. Email for the link: [email protected]

Advance decisions to refuse treatment – what (not) to do when it appears one may be in play: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/advance-deci...

Are there groups offering presentations or courses to secondary school students to counter immigration myths?

Dementia patients are being left alone, distressed and wandering in under-staffed care homes, the @CareQualityComm has warned. In The Sunday Times print edition. The CQC report is here: www.cqc.org.uk/publications...

Sometimes social media does good things - new guidance out today: www.linkedin.com/posts/claire...

**NEW** guidance for HCPs to use when implementing the #MentalCapacityAct for adults with a #LearningDisability. Inc template documentation, guide to reasonable adjustments and useful flow chart #FOAMed #MedSky #NurseSky www.england.nhs.uk/publication/...

Literally dusting off some of my old books in an attempt to persuade my year 12 offspring that it is worth reading things that aren't on the internet for an philosophy essay....wish me luck!

A pro-Brexit group that bankrolled the Chagos legal challenge is planning a series of others to "tie [the govt] up in knots for the next few years". For this week's Observer, I take a look at the people behind the Great British PAC 👇 observer.co.uk/news/politic...