Published 15 October 2008, doi:10.1136/bmj.a2099
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a2099

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Death rates at Harefield to be reviewed: The Healthcare Commission is working with the national specialised commissioning team to review heart transplant services at Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, after a rise in mortality after heart transplants at the hospital. The review will determine whether the care patients received was appropriate and report back in one month. The commission will decide what further action is necessary.

Dutch nurse to be retried: The Netherlands’ Supreme Court has agreed to reopen the case against Dutch nurse Lucia de Berk, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2003 for murdering seven patients. The decision follows an investigation ordered by the solicitor general that casts doubt on the proof of her conviction. She will be retried at a court in Arnhem.

Two more courts rule on Italian woman in vegetative state: Two Italian courts have ruled that there is no legal basis to reverse the decision . . . [Full text of this article]


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