Thanks
@Peter Trewhitt that's even better.
Prevarication definitely. Either way this thread is now evidence of Cochrane's contribution towards causation of harm. This is from something I've already prepared:
1.
Human rights (who.int) For those unfamiliar with this, my I introduce you to the Right to Health. The AIDs campaigners had to make themselves very familiar with this among rights. Right on the landing page you will find:
"This means that countries have legal obligations, while acknowledging that time and resources are required to fully achieve them. Some immediate obligations for countries include the guarantees of non-discrimination and equal treatment in health. The right to health includes entitlements, such as the right to control one’s health, informed consent, bodily integrity, and participation in health-related decision-making. It also includes freedoms, like freedom from torture, ill-treatment and harmful practices.
The right to health is closely related to and dependent on the realization of other human rights, including the rights to life, food, housing, work, education, privacy, access to information, freedom from torture and the freedoms of association, assembly and movement. It includes both non discriminatory access to quality, timely and appropriate health services and systems and to the underlying determinants of health. "
2. Cumberlege Report "Do No Harm" (2020) From the Recommended actions for Improvement
‘not make comfortable reading for many who have dedicated their lives with the best of intentions to delivering high-quality and compassionate treatment and care…'Most people do excellent work most of the time in the health service.’
‘Innovation in medical care has done many wonderful things and saved many lives’. But – and it is a very big but – ‘innovation without comprehensive pre-market testing and post-market surveillance and long-term monitoring of outcomes is, quite simply, dangerous…Without such information it is not possible for doctors and patients to understand risks, and patients cannot make informed choices.".
3. Montgomery v. Lanarkshire Healthboard 2015 reminded the medical profession of the autonomy of the patient 'consumer' is of primary importance. It makes it very clear that the patient is the decision maker, where there is capacity.
4.
Also from 2021:
Most Cochrane reviews have not been updated for more than 5 years.
Hoffmeyer BD, Andersen MZ, Fonnes S, Rosenberg J
See
https://europepmc.org/article/med/34427395
"If these inactive Cochrane reviews are still used to guide treatment and research, it may contribute to the distribution of outdated evidence to other research articles, guidelines and decision-makers (Higgins 2022)"
"It can therefore affect patients negatively if Cochrane reviews are not kept up to date (Murad 2017)"
The Petition evidences testimony of the level of harm caused. (Literally thousands)
To simplify all this, if this were a card game, it's at this point I'd say something like: I see your maleficence and non-maleficence and raise you with the autonomous patient and the right to health and to life.
Oh by the way, here's a link to a discussion of the Consumer Rights Act 2015
What are my statutory rights, and when do they apply? - Which?
"Everything you buy must conform to the Consumer Rights Act, which says all goods and services must be of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described.
If your goods don’t conform to this, then they are classed as a faulty good and can be returned for a refund, repair or replacement depending on the length of time you’ve owned them for.
This statutory right applies regardless of whether you purchased the goods online or in store.
Everything you buy must conform to the Consumer Rights Act, which says all goods and services must be of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described.
If your goods don’t conform to this, then they are classed as a faulty good and can be returned for a refund, repair or replacement depending on the length of time you’ve owned them for.
This statutory right applies regardless of whether you purchased the goods online or in store."
That's me done for today. Thanks to the Committee for all your hard work on this.
