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Mary Twomey is staff tutor and senior lecturer in health and social care with The Open University.

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Silicone implants: should the NHS step in? Creative Commons Image By Noukka Signe via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By Mary Twomey (The Open University)

19 January 2012

Should the NHS step in to help private health patients remove and replace their potentially faulty breast implants?  Read more : Silicone implants: should the NHS step in?

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Living wills and refusing treatment: The Kerrie Wooltorton caseJupiter Images

By Mary Twomey (The Open University)

07 October 2009

Mary Twomey considers some of the issues raised when a person uses a living will to refuse treatment following a suicide attempt.  Read more : Living wills and refusing treatment: The Kerrie Wooltorton case

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Silicone implants: should the NHS step in?

Comment posted by zz907321

04 Apr 2012

There are number of women health issues are taking place in every countries. This is really very important that the NHS should take a steps in because I also think that the government has a duty to... Read more : Silicone implants: should the NHS step in?

Silicone implants: should the NHS step in?

Comment posted by zz891436

22 Feb 2012

This was a very interesting read! Lots of opinion and very good research to be shared! Good feedback from the online readers as well. I must commend the author and web designer as well. Thank you for... Read more : Silicone implants: should the NHS step in?

Silicone implants: should the NHS step in?

Comment posted by mb8435

23 Jan 2012

Yes, the NHS should step in. Bottom line, Ms Twomey hit the nail on the head by pointing out that this is about unsafe medical products and trust between doctors/patients - both which have been... Read more : Silicone implants: should the NHS step in?

Silicone implants: should the NHS step in?

Comment posted by mu473

21 Jan 2012

Yes NHS should step in because I think government has a duty to inspect everthing, specially the health products , entering the uk market , like they do with medicines. And NHS shold try and get... Read more : Silicone implants: should the NHS step in?

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