Children's Courts in England

The attitude of courts in England to compensation for post-traumatic epilepsy

The attitudes of courts in England to the assessment of damages for post-traumatic epilepsy have dramatically changed over the last 20-30 years. In assessing damages for post-traumatic epilepsy the courts are faced with a number of considerations: epilepsy can appear several years after the injury; epilepsy is not a homogeneous condition; the eventual prognosis is unknown; the epilepsy may not ...

New-born child murder: women, illegitimacy and the courts in eighteenth-century England

subtle, in the process by which the doctor comes to see not the patient but the disease. In the course of her discussion, Lawrence illuminates the changing significance of case history taking-an underexplored subject; the appearance of medical societies and journals in Britain; the evolution of physician/surgeon relationships and approaches to medical knowledge; and the underpinnings of experim...

Superior Courts in Early-Modern France, England and the Holy Roman Empire

Challenges Facing Healthwatch, a New Consumer Champion in England

This article engages with debates about the conceptualisation and practical challenges of patient and public involvement (PPI) in health and social care services. Policy in this area in England has shifted numerous times but increasingly a consumerist discourse seems to override more democratic ideas concerning the relationship between citizens and public services. Recent policy change in Engla...

Status Courts