10 August 2017 Charlie Gard A reminder of the other issues. By John Watson The Charlie Gard case leaves different images with each of us. Some will simply see the parents’ anguish, their hopes for a miracle cure being dashed by the medical evidence. Others will see the team from Great Ormond Street hospital prepared… Continue reading Issue 117: 2017 08 10: Charlie Gard (John Watson)
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Issue 82: 2016 12 01: A 21st Century Death (Lynda Goetz)
01 December 2016 A 21st Century Death Is it modern technology, lack of religious beliefs or simply lack of familiarity with death which makes us so bad at managing dying? by Lynda Goetz A few weeks ago, the case was reported of a 14 year-old girl who was dying of cancer and was, at her… Continue reading Issue 82: 2016 12 01: A 21st Century Death (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 51: 2016 04 28: Week in Brief: UK
28 April 2016 Week in Brief: UK The Queen BIRTHDAY: Her Majesty the Queen was ninety years old on Thursday, an occasion of considerable national celebration. She came to the throne in 1951, succeeding her father, King George the VIth, who himself became King on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII. The Shaw Sheet… Continue reading Issue 51: 2016 04 28: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 48: 2016 04 07: Week in Brief UK
07 April 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU REFERENDUM DEBATE: This week: John Whittingdale, the Culture Secretary, said that the national living wage will fuel immigration unless we leave the EU; 200 health professionals published a letter in “The Times” warning that Brexit will result in a worsening of public health as Britain loses the… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07: Week in Brief UK
