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Home Office's use of second medical opinions to assess asylum seekers was unlawful

A policy used by the Home Office to override independent medical assessments of asylum seekers in favour of those made by a government appointed doctor who may never have met the detainee has been ruled unlawful by a High Court judge.1

The judgment, issued in January, followed a challenge by the charity Medical Justice, which said that the policy was delaying decisions on whether vulnerable people should be released from detention.

The policy, introduced in June 2022, directed immigration caseworkers to delay considering external medical reports when deciding whether … ....

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High Court quashes unlawful policy on vulnerable people in immigration detention

High Court quashes unlawful policy on vulnerable people in immigration detention
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A group of Minnesotans are suing local hospitals after losing loved ones to COVID-19

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) A group of Minnesotans, who lost loved ones to COVID, are suing local hospitals that cared for their family members. ....

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