Property investor challenges Ireland's bank
An Irish property tycoon has launched a legal challenge to the country's National Asset Mangement Agency (NAMA). In a case that could stop the governments efforts to make a profit on its gamble on commercial property.
Welsh people will be treated as “second class citizens” in comparison to their English counterparts if
proposals by the Welsh Assembly Government are agreed, say legal reform campaigners.
The Assembly’s failure to heed advice on plans for the NHS in Wales to become the “judge and jury” of its
own medical errors will result in the legal rights of injured Welsh people being restricted.
French Implants Test 'inconclusive' Implants ‘Sweat’ Irritant Silicone Even Without Rupture
London – 29 September, 2010 – As new test results from the French Competent Authority (AFSSAPS) into controversial PIP breast implants cannot entirely rule out genotoxicity (DNA cell disruption), the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk), re-issues safety recommendations for women in the UK who have PIPs. In line with AFSSAPS, the BAAPS, the not-for-profit organisation established for the advancement of education and practice of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for public benefit, recommends all women who have these implants undergo an ultrasound within the next six months to determine rupture or weakening. Should this be encountered even in one implant, the advice is unequivocal: both should be removed.
British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons welcomes new president Fazel Fatah Assumes Leadership Role
London - 23 September, 2010 - The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk), the not-for-profit organisation established for the advancement of education and practice of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for public benefit, today announced the appointment of Birmingham-based consultant plastic surgeon Fazel Fatah to the role of President.
The Royal College of Surgeons is to establish a group to bring together all those involved in setting standards for cosmetic surgery following a new report by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death [NCEPOD].
The sobering study, entitled On the face of it, reviewed the organisational structures of cosmetic surgery providers and found that many were failing patients. Of particular concern to the College was evidence of ‘occasional surgery’ with operations being spread over too many units with some surgeons not doing enough to maintain skills. The findings that some units lacked equipment and were not undertaking full psychological assessment of patients are also of grave concern.
