In the case of Ms B, the High Court ruled that as Ms B was a competent adult patient, her doctors acted unlawfully in overriding her refusal of life-preserving ventilation. This commentary considers whether this case supports the proposition that in English law the right to refuse treatment extends even to refusals which are clearly suicidal.

BACKGROUND Tracing mail survey responses is useful for the management of reminders but may cause concerns about anonymity among prospective participants. We examined the impact of numbering return envelopes on the participation and the results of a survey on a sensitive topic among hospital staff. METHODS In a survey about regrets associated with providing healthcare conducted among hospital-...

Survey refusal in the Current Population (CPS) has tripled over last decade. This rise coincides with emergence of rhetoric, largely from political right, questioning accuracy and integrity government statistics. We examine how support for Tea Party Republican party have affected CPS rates whether households are more likely to participate survey when their preferred holds White House. Using sta...

This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [Newson, A.J. (2006) “Should parental refusals of newborn screening be accepted?”, 15(2): 135-146.] is available online at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=40...

OBJECTIVE To verify the value of early perceptual-motor assessment in preterms. METHODS The M-ABC2 was performed below the age 3 years-4 months and 1 year later. RESULTS At 4 years children showed a significant improvement in the scores and reduced rate of refusals. CONCLUSION Early findings may be related to delayed maturation.