Category: News

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Hepatitis C Testing in the UK: Taking Control of Your Critical Health Choices

Hepatitis C has been called a “silent killer”, often showing no signs until serious damage is done. Now, NHS home-testing...
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When an Advance Decision Is Overlooked: A Wake-Up Call for Us All

When Advance Decisions are ignored, patient rights suffer. Learn how to protect your wishes under the Mental Capacity Act with...
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When Silence Isn’t a Choice: The Human Cost of Losing Capacity

Losing capacity can happen without warning, through illness, injury, or even medication. When you can’t speak for yourself, decisions are...
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Major compensation scheme announced for infected blood scandal victims

The UK government has announced a major compensation scheme for victims of the infected blood scandal, one of the worst...
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The UK Blood Scandal: Decades of Negligence and Cover-ups

The UK Blood Scandal is one of the most severe public health crises in the nation's history. It involves thousands...
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Benefits of My Medical Choice

My Medical Choice: Your Guardian in Medical Emergencies

Having quick access to medical history and preferences can save your life. My Medical Choice, it seeks to ensure your...
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The People’s Health Alliance and Food Revolution

The People’s Health Alliance is not just another health website. It's an organic, people-led, integrated health initiative that educates, supports,...
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Cell Salvage Machines for Bloodless Surgery

Cell salvage machines, also known as autotransfusion devices, are medical devices used to collect and process a patient's own blood...
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Is mRNA in vaccinated blood donations? – Autonomy in Healthcare

An Advance Decision Notice (Living Will) is a legally recognised way to record your healthcare wishes in the UK, from...
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Informed consent

Informed Consent Within UK Healthcare System

Navigating Informed Consent in the UK for Healthcare Autonomy. Empowering Patients Through Informed Decision-Making. Advocates as Facilitators of Open Dialogue:...
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Understanding Medical Autonomy - Informed Consent

The benefits of membership – from one of our very first members…

An interview with Lisa Dunnington of our partner organisation, the People's Health Alliance, discussing Navigating Medical Autonomy and why she...
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mRNA technology in medicine?

Is mRNA technology the most exciting advance in medicine?

One of her questions concerned the anaesthetic and any injectables she would be expected to have. She asked if any...
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Our first Newsletter went out to members this week!

Included in the Newsletter were general updates, a warning to anyone having injectable anaesthetics and treatments, such as Botox, and...
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Changes to Mental Capacity legislation that will affect Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) applications

The Powers of Attorney Bill has been published and, once enacted, will introduce changes to the Mental Capacity Act 2005...
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The range of services available to My Medical Choice members just got even better!

Harmony Union strives to encourage suitable and amicable solutions in resolving disputed matters between employees and employers. We operate as...
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Pregnancy

My Medical Choice sponsors natural birth service, When Push Comes to Shove

My Medical Choice has now partnered with quite possibly one of the most well-known, and certainly most highly respected, natural...
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New health services now available for My Medical Choice members! The People’s Health Alliance

My Medical Choice is pleased to announce we're now partnered with The People's Health Alliance in order to help build...
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Autonomy Hotline with My Medical Choice

Advocacy and Legal Referrals available! The Autonomy Hotline

My Medical Choice has now partnered with The Autonomy Hotline in order to take advantage of  the legal and advocacy...
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Advance Decision Notice

Our new Advance Decision Notice gives members even more protection

Members old and new should have by now received our new Welcome Pack that we sent out by email. Included...
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Membership My Medical Choice Advocacy Service

Healthcare advocacy service for My Medical Choice members

We’re very excited to announce that we’re working towards building a national network of trained advocates to attend appointments with...
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