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  2. Hospitals told to consider legal action against patients ...

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    An NHS spokesman said: “These powers already exist and are utilised in a very small number of cases, and only when all other options to support a person’s discharge have been unsuccessful.

  3. Poor hospital discharge affecting patients’ satisfaction with ...

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    Its adult inpatient survey for 2023 captures the views of more than 63,500 people over the age of 16 who were in the care of one of 131 NHS trusts in England for at least one night during November ...

  4. List of judgments of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ...

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    Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX [2020] UKSC 14: 1 April Tort Law, medical negligence: Damages payable by Whittington Hospital NHS Trust to a woman who could not bear children following earlier medical negligence could include the costs of surrogacy through commercial agreements abroad. [15] Zipvit Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's ...

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  6. Patients' rights - Wikipedia

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    The "Bipartisan Patient Protection Act" , sponsored by Senators Edward Kennedy and John McCain, contained new rules for what health maintenance organizations had to cover and granted new rights for patients to sue in state or federal courts, if they are denied needed care.

  7. Ms B v An NHS Hospital Trust - Wikipedia

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    Ms B v An NHS Hospital Trust [2002] EWHC 429 (Fam) is a decision of the United Kingdom High Court of Justice which ruled that if a patient is mentally competent, they have the right to refuse life saving medical treatment.

  8. NHS looks at plans to speed up discharge of medically fit ...

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    In August, an average of 13,388 people per day were occupying hospital beds but were fit to leave. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...

  9. Health and Social Care Act 2012 - Wikipedia

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    The act was an important part of the explanation for the deterioration in performance of the NHS as a whole, the report said. "Rather than liberating the NHS, as it had promised, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 imprisoned more than a million NHS staff in a broken system for the best part of a decade". [70]