Centre for Health and Social Care Law

The Centre for Health and Social Care Law at Cardiff University

[Centre for Health and Social Care Law @CHSCLaw]

📢Applications are open for the LLM in Legal Aspects of Medical Practice, starting in September 2026 📢

The course covers the legal rules applicable to the practice and administration of healthcare.

More information about the course here:

https://t.co/RSLUcfOLpg

[Centre for Health and Social Care Law @CHSCLaw]

Welsh Health Board refused application to remove a severely autistic woman from the family home

https://t.co/LWZuYVi784

[Alex Ruck Keene @Capacitylaw]

Mental health conditions, cancer investigation and capacity - the challenges of achieving parity: https://t.co/uoi9eNhhMb

[Centre for Health and Social Care Law @CHSCLaw]

Today the students on the LLM in Legal Aspects of Medical Practice were given an informative and passionate lecture by Prof. Celia Kitzinger.

Prof. Kitzinger's lecture covered Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment and transparency in the Court of Protection.

[Centre for Health and Social Care Law @CHSCLaw]

@Capacitylaw Do you happen to have a link to the first report, out of interest?

[Emyr Lewis @EmyrLewis4]

BBC article about Terminally Ill Adults (Right to Die) Bill and Wales. The amendment I suggested to respect Welsh Government and Parliament has been included in the Bill.

Welsh Parliament will vote on assisted dying law https://t.co/FZDwiCmmaF

[Welsh Government Health and Social Care @WGHealthandCare]

Young people have been celebrating Young Carers Action Day in the Senedd.

@WelshGovernment is committed to promoting support for young carers across Wales.

Last year we funded 4,000 young carers to take a short break from their caring responsibilities.

https://t.co/aSygKncmTy

[Centre for Health and Social Care Law @CHSCLaw]

A helpful post from @ThatsDevolved. There is no single legal body equivalent to NHS England in Wales. The NHS in Wales is made of seven local health boards, three NHS trusts and two special health authorities. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[That's Devolved @ThatsDevolved]

In England, of course #thatsdevolved

[Centre for Health and Social Care Law @CHSCLaw]

Applications are open for the LLM in Legal Aspects of Medical Practice, starting in September 2025.

The course covers the legal rules applicable to the practice and administration of healthcare.

More information about the course is available here:

https://t.co/RSLUcfPjeO

[Centre for Health and Social Care Law @CHSCLaw]

A Welsh Health Board seeks a High Court declaration to administer life-saving insulin medication, against the wishes of a 17 year old patient.

[Family Law News @familylaw]

C (A Child), In the Matter Of [2024] EWHC 3331 (Fam):
Urgent application by Health Board for a declaration that it is lawful and in 17 year-old's best interests to be given life-saving insulin medication against her wishes. Declaration made. https://t.co/5leo3uMRzQ

[Health and Care Research Wales @ResearchWales]

Are you a registered clinical professional who undertakes research activities?

We need your input to map clinical academics.

Your feedback will help develop guidelines for NHS Wales and HEIs.
Complete this 3 min survey and share.

Diolch!

https://t.co/WGQncURlbO

[Centre for Health and Social Care Law @CHSCLaw]

Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

It was a pleasure to host the annual Court of Protection Practitioner's Association - Cymru conference last month. More events to follow in 2025

LLM in Legal Aspects of Medical Practice information is available here: https://t.co/RSLUcfPjeO

[Centre for Health and Social Care Law @CHSCLaw]

Court of Protection Practitioners' Association Cymru
Conference

7 November 2024 from 1:30pm to 4.15pm

To Register, please email:
[email protected]; or
[email protected]

[Centre for Health and Social Care Law @CHSCLaw]

@natalielorna1 Thank you for these kind words Natalie!

[Centre for Health and Social Care Law @CHSCLaw]

@drcarolinebarry Thank you for the kind words Caroline; and we hope you are keeping well!

[Caroline Barry @drcarolinebarry]

This was the most rewarding, stimulating and useful thing I have done in my professional career. If you are thinking about taking the plunge…. Just do it!

[Natalie Matthews @natalielorna1]

I’ve not long finished my LLM and cannot recommend it enough. It’s a course aimed at lawyers and medics and it was very interesting to hear from a different perspective

[Welsh Government Health and Social Care @WGHealthandCare]

Our priority for 'Iechyd Da' - A Healthier Wales is to cut waiting times for vital NHS services such as cancer care and to improve access to women's health.

@Jeremy_Miles saw the progress being made at the Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Breast Care Unit in @AneurinBevanUHB today.

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[Centre for Health and Social Care Law @CHSCLaw]

There are still some places available on the LLM in Legal Aspects of Medical Practice for the 2024/2025 intake.

If interested, please apply here before 30 September 2024!
https://t.co/RSLUcfOLpg