James D Haslam

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust · Department of Anaesthesia

This CMF (Christian Medical Fellowship) File includes legal and ethical principles, key concepts and controversies (including two case examples) and a biblical perspective around the withholding and withdrawal of medical treatment. https://www.cmf.org.uk/resources/publications/content/?context=article&id=26584

Organophosphorus (OP) nerve agent poisoning made the headlines in 2018 with the nerve agent ‘Novichok’ poisonings in Salisbury, England. This event highlighted a gap in the knowledge of most clinicians in the UK. In response, this special article aims to enlighten and signpost anaesthetists and intensivists towards the general management of OP nerv...

A briefing paper written for the Christian Medical Fellowship (https://www.cmf.org.uk), and republished by the Christian Journal for Global Health (https://journal.cjgh.org), dealing with the ethics of rationing the supply of scarce healthcare resources, such as ventilators, during periods of high demand, such as a pandemic. Existing UK guidelines...

The current coronavirus pandemic presents the greatest healthcare crisis in living memory. Hospitals across the world have faced unprecedented pressure. In the face of this tidal wave of demand for limited healthcare resources, how are clinicians to identify patients most likely to benefit? Should age or frailty be discriminators? This paper seeks...

Passing 14 September 2021's British Medical Association ARM motion on neutrality around 'assisted dying' could become a stepping stone to legalisation - which would lead to grave consequences for our patients and our profession, writes Consultant in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine Dr James Haslam in this Opinion article for Doctors.net.uk ava...

The structured oral examination (SOE) and viva are age-old integral components of examination pathways in the specialty training of intensive care medicine (ICM). The viva can present a complex interaction between the examiner and delegate, which can often be challenging even hostile! Organisation and structure are integral to success. This core te...