Medical information - patients rights to their records - Q:How can I obtain the result of a bone scan I had at Guy's in 1989 when I was a volunteer to test a new form of HRT, but had to stop as I was to hav...

Patients rights bill rejected - A parliamentary Bill which would have given UK patients the right to better information about the drugs they are prescribed has been blocked by member...

Legislation by stealth - Several weeks ago, one of our fundamental freedoms was removed. Taking away freedoms in a democracy is best done by stealth, as any politician will te...

New right to see records - From November, you have the right to see all medical records maintained about you, including what used to be classified as confidential doctor's notes...

Patient's rights lack teeth - A new declaration of patients' rights drawn up by medicine's conscience, the World Medical Association, seems to offer very little in the way of right...

Today europe, tomorrow the world? - Codex alimentarius is Latin for 'food code', and is also the name of an organisation made up of 146 nations within the UN called the Codex Alimentariu...

Who seeks poll on rights - The World Health Organization has issued its strongest edict on patients' rights which is likely to be taken up by consumer pressure groups around the...

Silicone breast implants face ban across europe - Silicone breast implants may be banned in Europe if a European Union initiative is successful. The implants have been banned in the US since 1992 afte...