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Law, ethics, health and social care, mental capacity, photos of Devon
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Liz Herrieven
8 days ago
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!
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Caring for autistic patients and those with learning disabilities or complex needs in the ED - RCEM
An updated one-day online study day looking at the barriers to healthcare and resultant health inequalities faced by neurodivergent patients and those with a learning disability in the ED.
https://rcem.ac.uk/virtual-events/caring-for-autistic-patients-and-those-with-learning-disabilities-or-complex-needs-in-the-ed/
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Gregg D Caruso
19 days ago
A startup company called R3 Bio raised money to create nonsentient monkey āorgan sacksā as an alternative to animal testing. They also pitched an ethically charged vision for what the CEO calls ābrainless clonesā to serve the role of backup human bodies.
www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/30/1...
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Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/30/1134780/r3-bio-brainless-human-clones-full-body-replacement-john-schloendorn-aging-longevity/amp/?fbclid=IwdGRleAQ8juVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe66Wc4zD2VD_eRFpmicpd7wejklnKH8H4une0C_mtDtPDlEMBMWu4lIPqzXI_aem_g0id-mc2lwclkT8eUpbe4g
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Family Law News
about 1 month ago
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...
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Open Justice Court of Protection Project
about 1 month ago
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...
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āLet me talk about my partnerās deathāā Court of ProtectionĀ told
By Daniel Cloake, 23rd September 2025 Editorial note: Judgment in this case has now been published: Re Carl Gardner, Deceased (Duration of Transparency Order). This blog is reprinted, with permissiā¦
https://openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/09/23/let-me-talk-about-my-partners-death-court-of-protection-told/
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The Observer
about 1 month ago
āIf you donāt control her, she will turn EVIL.ā 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
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What do teenage boys see on TikTok? | The Observer
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
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Hetan Shah
3 months ago
Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introducedā¦
economist.com/britain/2026...
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Alan Regenberg
3 months ago
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...
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00239-y
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Who would have thought it?
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Justin Weinberg
4 months ago
Texas A&M actually tells a philosophy professor he may not teach Plato.
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Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
https://dailynous.com/2026/01/06/texas-am-bans-plato/
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Brian D. Earp, PhD
4 months ago
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...
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Colin Yeo
5 months ago
Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is
@freemovement.bsky.social
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Legal Action Group
5 months ago
š¢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
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Bindmans ā Court of Protection solicitors
Bindmans ā Court of Protection solicitors (1 x locum maternity cover for 12 months; 1 x permanent)
https://www.lag.org.uk/?id=217547
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Open Justice Court of Protection Project
5 months ago
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...
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When open justice undermines public confidence: Scrutinising the Supreme Court
Justice is not a cloistered virtue; she must be allowed to suffer the scrutiny and respectful, even though outspoken, comments of ordinary men
https://openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/when-open-justice-undermines-public-confidence-scrutinising-the-supreme-court/
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Nuffield Foundation
6 months ago
How might philosophical thinking shape research, policy, and public debate? āThe point is to change itā: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. š§µ Read essays:
bit.ly/philosophyesays
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Stephen Unwin
6 months ago
Sara Ryan's brilliant new book.
www.stephenunwin.uk/thoughts-and...
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Critical Health and Learning Disabilities by Sara Ryan ā Stephen Unwin
Sara Ryanās new book, Critical Health and Learning Disabilities , came with some serious trigger warnings. This, I was told, presented an entirely negative vision of the lives of people with learning...
http://www.stephenunwin.uk/thoughts-and-provocations/2025/10/19/critical-health-and-learning-disabilities-by-sara-ryan
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Legal Action Group
7 months ago
š¢ 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
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Charlie Radclyffe
7 months ago
Well worth a watch. Thank you for sharing.
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Legal Action Group
7 months ago
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
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Elizabeth Warren
7 months ago
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.
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Jonathan Portes
7 months ago
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)
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The Transparency Project
7 months ago
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...
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Baroness Hale on her stupendous, eye-opening life in the law: āPeople are capable of treating tiny children very, very badlyā
She was the first female president of the supreme court, causing a ruckus when she ruled against Boris Johnsonās suspension of parliament. Now she has written an insiderās take on the UKās underfunded...
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep/18/lady-brenda-hale-supreme-court?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Mithran Samuel
7 months ago
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...
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Disabled children: national eligibility criteria needed to end 'postcode lottery', finds law review - Community Care
Law Commission issues recommendations to simplify 'unnecessarily complex' legal framework for disabled children
https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/09/16/national-eligibility-criteria-needed-to-end-postcode-lottery-for-disabled-children-finds-review-of-law/
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Jo Wolff
8 months ago
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.
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Signs of autumn š
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Emma Vardy
8 months ago
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Adults with learning disabilities die 20 years early, says report
People with learning disabilities and autism die almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c939311dpn1o
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HOPE not hate
8 months ago
To be clear: there is nothing wrong with flying the Union Jack or St Georgeās cross. But when convicted criminals, Britain First and Tommy Robinsonās allies are the organisers, we should all question what this wave of activism is really about.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
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āOperation Raise the Coloursā Organised by Well-Known Far-Right Extremists ā HOPE not hate
Union Jacks and the crosses of St George have begun to appear on lampposts up and down the UK in recent days. Much of the...
https://hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/operation-raise-the-colours-organised-by-well-known-far-right-extremists/
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Spotlight on Corruption
8 months ago
š 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 š. Deadline: 14 Sept.
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Spotlight is recruiting! We are looking for a Legal Fellow - Spotlight on Corruption
We have an exciting opportunity for an emerging lawyer with exceptional writing and communication skills and a passion for fighting corruption and injustice,
https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/recruiting-legal-fellow/
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Institute for Public Policy Research
9 months ago
š° The UKās 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
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The Hastings Center for Bioethics
9 months ago
š« 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. š š NEW HC Bioethics Forum essay:
bit.ly/4oeVbSQ
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Eleanor Doughty
9 months ago
Love old papers. Fancy having such a list today!
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Open Justice Court of Protection Project
9 months ago
New blog post by
@kitzingercelia.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/07/29/a...
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A day in the life of a court observer: The high cost of open justice
By Celia Kitzinger, 29th July 2025 The aim of this blog is to promote a more realistic understanding, both for would-be observers and for court staff, lawyers and judges, of what it takes to observā¦
https://openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/07/29/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-court-observer-the-high-cost-of-open-justice/
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Shaun Lintern
9 months ago
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...
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Black women ādenied pain reliefā on NHS maternity wards
Wes Streeting says there is a racism problem in the health service, where a quarter of black women say theyāve experienced discrimination
https://www.thetimes.com/article/b8d4908a-01dc-4736-819b-b588ea0b9d0a?shareToken=81491c1b1dc7c61f32c82810016e284e
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Brian D. Earp, PhD
10 months ago
New work šØ led by Sebastian Porsdam Mann, with @juliansavulescu and me: "When to Create Embryos or Organoids for Research"
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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John Baker
10 months ago
We are looking for NHS mental health trusts to be part of this ā please contact me directly. More information can be found here:
drjohnabaker.co.uk/staffedwards/
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#StaffedWards
Establishing the relationship between staff and ward characteristics and patient safety incidents on adult mental health wards. BACKGROUND Around one in ten acute mental health hospital admissions ā¦
https://drjohnabaker.co.uk/staffedwards/
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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...
10 months ago
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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...
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Hannah White
10 months ago
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...
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Nearly 100,000 adults in England denied state-funded social care due to cuts
Exclusive: Number of people receiving subsidised care has fallen far more quickly than the countryās disability rate, analysis finds
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/25/adults-england-denied-state-social-care-due-to-cuts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq.
10 months ago
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.
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Liz Herrieven
10 months ago
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...
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Deaths in children with learning disabilities and autistic children
This report draws on the NCMD's unique data to investigate deaths among children with learning disabilities and autistic children.
https://www.ncmd.info/publications/child-death-learning-disability-autism/
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Celia Kitzinger
10 months ago
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]
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Alex Ruck Keene
11 months ago
Advance decisions to refuse treatment ā what (not) to do when it appears one may be in play:
www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/advance-deci...
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Advance decisions to refuse treatment ā what (not) to do when it appears one may be in play
Re AB (ADRT: Validity and Applicability) [2025] EWCOP 20 (T3) is a (rare) example of a court having to grapple with advance decisions to refuse medical treatment.Ā It is rare largely because ADRTs ā¦
https://www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/advance-decisions-to-refuse-treatment-what-not-to-do-when-it-appears-one-may-be-in-play/
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Are there groups offering presentations or courses to secondary school students to counter immigration myths?
11 months ago
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Shaun Lintern
11 months ago
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...
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Sometimes social media does good things - new guidance out today:
www.linkedin.com/posts/claire...
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Get me to hospital - SCIE | Claire Webster
š¢It's here - Get Me To Hospital A guide for people, families and practitioners when supporting someone to go to hospital who is deemed as unable to make the decision and is refusing. Co-produce...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/claire-webster-880675166_get-me-to-hospital-scie-activity-7333890527966228482--01n?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAABadLoBz-LOpqgI486TEc4zVtsjjsy5drc
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Liz Herrieven
11 months ago
**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/...
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NHS England Ā» Guidance to support implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in acute trusts for adults with a learning disability
NHS England Ā» Guidance to support implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in acute trusts for adults with a learning disability
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/guidance-to-support-implementation-of-the-mental-capacity-act-in-acute-trusts-for-adults-with-a-learning-disability/
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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!
11 months ago
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Cat Neilan
11 months ago
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 š
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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How rightwing activists tried to thwart Chagos deal | The Observer
Backers of legal challenge to derail Starmer agreement on Diego Garcia threaten to cause more disruption
https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/how-rightwing-activists-tried-to-thwart-chagos-deal
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