Medical Law

The Home Office rejected the claims of Muran and Faisal

The Home Office rejected the claims of Muran and Faisal, citing Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004.

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It is stated in paragraph 9 of the judgement:

I have to assess whether the claim to asylum is well-founded on the evidence as a whole, going to past, present and future and according to the criterion of reasonable degree of likelihood as stated above I have also to assess the degree of risk facing the appellant now at the date of making this determination Sandralingham and Ravichandran [1996] Imm AR 97, Koyazia Kaj

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Critical analysis of essential elements of good social work practice in relation to working with families where there is evidence of mental health

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005) defines the legal framework that is applicable to social work in the area of mental health practice. The MCA 2005 provides the definition of mental capacity as well as provides the statutory powers and duties in situations which provide the need for intervention for the best interest of such persons. Mental health conditions such as autism, severe and clinical depression, psychological, schizophrenia, etc.

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Counsellor’s management of money matters when working with fee paying clients

Financial planning is an important aspect of managing the counsellor’s practice (Baker, et al., 2016). Nevertheless, budgeting and financial management, including the management of fees, is usually an anathema for the professional counsellor (Baker, et al., 2016, p. 127). In particular, counsellors must design a strategy for day to day fiscal operations that take care of income, expenses and account (Baker, et al., 2016).

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A husband and his wife came for medical attention into the Orthopaedic Outpatient Department. Following long term persistent degenerative disc changes to her spine, Amelia (pseudonym for confidentiality reasons, ((NMC) 2015) now needs urgent lumber back surgery. The couple are from Pakistan, wife speaks no English, and husband, Mr Adam Hunt, (pseudonym) has limited English proficiency (LEP). A professional interpreter was requested and in attendance but happened to be male as he was the only one available who is familiar with the dialect from the part of Pakistan the clients came from. Amelia looked uncomfortable, reluctant and intimidated therefore very reluctant to comply when asked to strip so surgeon could examine her. They are Muslim, hence the reasoning for her unwillingness to be seen by a male examiner or surgeon. Women prefer to be looked after by women and a female doctor would be appreciated wherever possible (Dixon 2009). Dignity is highly valued in providing quality care especially with aspects such as; respect, privacy, autonomy and self-worth (Baillie 2011). The dilemma is that there are no female spinal surgeons within the Trust employed at present. In addition to this there are possible cultural clashes between the male surgeon, male interpreter and the Muslim woman and her partner therefore making it difficult to gain informed consent. According to some Asian cultures, females are protected from outside influences, it is considered inappropriate to ask questions about another man’s wife or other female relatives if you are a man; the expectation is that the most senior person, by age or position makes decisions that are in the best interests of the group (Dixon 2009)

The case concerns a Pakistani Muslim patient, Amelia (name changed), who needs urgent lumber back surgery as there are persistent and long term degenerative disc changes to her spine. This surgery therefore is essential at this point. Amelia does not speak English at all. Her husband, Adam Hunt (name changed) too has limited English proficiency (LEP). Therefore, they require the services of an interpreter who speaks their language. As there were no female interpreters available, they have to press services of a male interpreter. As both the husband and wife have difficulty in conversing with the doctors and nurses, the male interpreter is required to be present at all times of medical check-up.

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