Gail Gilmartin offers a primer on UK law regarding consent in children and young adults.

Dr Catherine Calderwood talks to Summons about her ambitious plans for a common sense, patient-focused approach to healthcare

Allan Gaw recounts the origin of The Nuremberg Code on human research and considers its modern-day relevance

Risk adviser Alan Frame looks at how a considered apology to a patient when things go wrong can often defuse a fraught face-to-face encounter

A low threshold of suspicion is advised for this common and often fatal condition

Dental adviser Doug Hamilton tests the waters after a landmark legal ruling on shared decision making in consent

Julia Merrick recounts the life and career of this brilliant medical innovator