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29 July 2010
Hospital negligence - £25,000 compensation recovered for delay in diagnosing fractured wrist
A woman has received £25,000 in compensation. The A&E department diagnosed a sprained wrist and failed to carry out x-rays which would have identified the woman had fractured her wrist.
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28 July 2010
Midwife struck off for death of baby
In November 2005, baby Lily died after a midwife failed to notice a drop in Lily’s heartbeat. As a result Lily was left struggling to survive in her mother’s womb, until a caesarean section was ordered some four hours later.
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27 July 2010
Increased risk of newborn death if born out of hours
Latest research suggests that babies born out of hours i.e. at night or at the weekend are at a greater risk of dying than those born within normal working hours.
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22 July 2010
Doctors negligence - doctors feel unprepared to report incompetent colleagues
Over a third of US doctors who responded to a survey did not agree it was their responsibility to report colleagues who were incompetent or impaired.
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22 July 2010
Drop in number of hospital doctors and nurses will impact on patient care
Statistics from the NHS Information Centre show the number of doctors and nurses in NHS hospitals is falling. Despite Government promises that frontline staff will be protected as health trusts endeavour to find £20 billion of 'efficiency savings' by 2014, the latest data suggests otherwise.
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22 July 2010
New guidance issued for treatment and care of stroke patients
Approximately 150,000 people in the UK suffer a stroke and 67,000 people die as a result every year. New comprehensive guidance about the care of stroke has been issued.
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20 July 2010
Care Quality Commission's investigation into GP out-of-hours provider Take Care Now
The Care Quality Commission has published its findings following an investigation into Take Care Now, the GP out-of-hours provider. The report reveals that Take Care Now did not act on previous warnings about the use of diamorphine.
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15 July 2010
Welsh Assembly Redress Scheme
The NHS Redress (Wales) Measure was the first measure to pass through the Welsh Assembly. It is designed to reform the way the NHS handles complaints and claims for compensation but so far stakeholders have given it a lukewarm reception. The health minister has been forced to give further thought to some of the underlying principles of the scheme.
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14 July 2010
Negligent hospital care resulted in elderly woman requiring hip replacement after fall
An 80 year old woman was recently paid £100k in compensation after suffering a hip fracture and head injury whilst being cared for in hospital following surgery.
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14 July 2010
Poor nursing care and pressure ulcers
Pressure ulcers can cause serious pain and severe harm to patients and cost the NHS billions of pounds each year to treat. Yet in the majority of cases they can be prevented if simple measures are followed.
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13 July 2010
Care lacking for bereaved parents
A recent survey commissioned by the stillbirth charity Sands has found that more than half of UK maternity units are still lacking a dedicated bereavement support midwife
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13 July 2010
For every 4 Lottory millionaires, the NHS pays someone £1m in compensation for negligent care
More than 600 people have received payouts of £1million-plus in damages for injuries caused by negligent NHS care.
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12 July 2010
£45k compensation for woman whose bladder was punctured by a negligent surgeon during appendicectomy operation
A 27 year old woman has recently been awarded £45,000 after she suffered a puncture to her bladder during an operation to remove her appendix.
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12 July 2010
Birth injuries are the reason behind the massive NHS medical negligence compensation bill
Negligent care during maternity has been identified as the common cause of the huge medical negligence compensation payouts made by the NHS in recent years.
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09 July 2010
Welsh neonatal units 'put vulnerable babies at risk'
An assembly health committee report has found that vulnerable babies in Wales are at risk from understaffed, ill-equipped and over-capacity hospital facilities.
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05 July 2010
£200k compensation for woman left with permanent anal incontinence after mis-managed birth injury
A 38 year old woman received £200k in compensation after hospital staff were negligent in the management of the delivery of her baby leaving her with permanent anal incontinence.
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30 June 2010
Cerebral Palsy caused by delayed birth - multimillion-pound compensation award
A six-year-old Wearside boy has been awarded multimillion-pound damages after mistakes at his birth left him severely disabled.
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25 June 2010
Can bowel problems after childbirth be caused by medical negligence?
Up to one in every 10 new mums have bowel problems as a result of childbirth. But many do not know that they can get help, or where to go.
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24 June 2010
Birth Injury claim settles for £1.9 million lump sum plus annual payments for life
An 11 year old girl has been awarded £1.9 million in compensation as a lump sum plus significant additional annual payments after medical staff delayed in delivering her in November 1997. As a result she suffered asymmetric mixed spastic dystonic tetraplegia and will never be functionally independent.
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24 June 2010
Major deficiencies found in the way hospitals provide artificial nutrition to sick babies
The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death has reported major shortcomings in the way artificial nutrition is given to sick and premature babies. Problems were found in three quarters of the intravenous feeding it cases examined.
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21 June 2010
Surgery targets endanger patient safety, failings in patient care
Findings from a recent survey suggest that pressures over hospital budgets and targets may be damaging patient safety in operating theatres.
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15 June 2010
Misdiagnosis: £75k clinical negligence compensation settlement over teenager’s death
A teenager’s family has been awarded £75k in compensation after he was mistakenly diagnosed with viral meningitis and later died of a brain haemorrhage.
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09 June 2010
£900k lump sum plus £176k per year compensation after hospital's failure to diagnose and treat spinal abcess left 73 year old tetraplegic
A 73 year old woman received £900k in medical negligence compensation as a lump sum, plus payments of £176k per year thereafter following a hospital's failure to diagnose and treat a spinal abscess. As a result she became tetraplegic, was incontinent, relied on the use of a wheelchair and had to live in a care home.
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08 June 2010
£35k compensation for man after hospital failed to appropriately treat pressure sore
A man who had to endure a number of extensive surgical procedures and a prolonged period of pain and suffering succeeded in a medical negligence claim against a hospital trust after it was failed to adequately treat his gangrenous pressure sore without delay.
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02 June 2010
Negligent paediatric surgeon in Manchester
Hospital chiefs face calls for an inquiry after claims they ignored repeated warnings about the competence of a paediatric surgeon found guilty of misconduct.
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28 May 2010
Teenage thrombosis and blood clots - more common than we realise
A healthy 19 year old girl was found to have three blood clots in her leg after her teacher urged her to go to the Doctors. She had thought she was too young to have blood clots and could have died.
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26 May 2010
£40k compensation for grade four pressure sore
£40k in compensation was awarded to the estate of a deceased woman who had suffered a grade four pressure sore prior to her death as a result of hospital negligence.
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20 May 2010
New guidelines introduced: jaundice and kernicterus in new born babies
The health watchdog has recommended that all newborns with suspected jaundice should be given a blood test to check for this condition, which can in rare cases be fatal.
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17 May 2010
£235k in compensation - failure to diagnose tear caused by childbirth
A 25-year-old woman received £235k in compensation after a hospital failed to diagnose that she had torn her anal sphincter whilst delivering her child in April 2004.
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13 May 2010
BMA study says NHS doctors have whistle-blowing fear
Many hospital doctors are too scared to raise concerns about patient care or staff behaviour in case it affects their career, according to a survey which found 40% of the 384 doctors questioned do not report issues of concern.
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07 May 2010
Nurses cover for night GPs
A Daily Mail survey reveals that out-of-hours care on the NHS is now so bad that thousands of patients are being treated by nurses instead of doctors because they are cheaper to employ.
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05 May 2010
£18k compensation - denial of basic hospital treatment left patient with serious pressure sores
A patient at Amersham Hospital was left with serious pressure sores after a routine hip operation. The 46 year old developed pressure sores to both of his hips after the surgery in May 2007.
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29 April 2010
Maternal mortality: how many women die in childbirth in your country?
Just as many women die in pregnancy and childbirth in the UK as they were 20 years ago, leaving Britain trailing behind countries like Albania, Poland and Slovakia as well as the wealthier nations of Europe.
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29 April 2010
Failure to adequately assess overdose patient
The mother of an 18 year old boy who died as a result of inadequate assessment by hospital staff following his overdose has been awarded over £100k in compensation for her own suffering and on behalf of her son's estate.
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29 April 2010
Will the planned A&E closures lead to more mistakes?
Doctors working in accident and emergency say plans to downgrade some services are based on flawed evidence.
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26 April 2010
Baby was still born as a result of hospital negligence - £35k compensation
A couple recently received £35k in compensation after their son was still born due to the negligence of hospital staff.
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22 April 2010
Compensation for woman who sustained burns to her body during hysterectomy surgery
A woman received £12k in compensation for a diathermy burn she sustained on her thigh during an operation.
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19 April 2010
Failure to diagnose apendicitis - £35k compensation
A 27 year old man received £35k in compensation after a hospital failed to diagnose that he was suffering from appendicitis. As a result, his appendix ruptured and he experienced unnecessary pain and suffering along with a prolonged recovery period.
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16 April 2010
£2.4 million compensation - delay in diagnosis and treatment of meningitis left boy with cerebral palsy
A nine-year-old boy has been awarded £2.4 million plus annual payments of £130k until the age of 19 and £200k thereafter for the rest of his life, after an NHS trust admitted liability for causing his cerebral palsy after failing to diagnose and treat his meningitis.
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12 April 2010
Compensation for couple who's baby was stillborn due to medical negligence
A couple received £33k in compensation after their baby was stillborn as a result of inadequate fetal monitoring by negligent medical staff.
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01 April 2010
Top hospitals 'censured in tough new inspection regime' - NHS trusts now need licences to keep working in the health service
A dozen NHS trusts in England have been told to improve or face tough sanctions. All 378 trusts need a licence from the Care Quality Commission to work in the NHS under a new regime from 1 April.
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01 April 2010
NHS blunders covered up?
Hospitals are covering up fatal blunders by doctors and issuing misleading information about accidents to patients’ families, The Sunday Times reported this week.
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01 April 2010
Failure to diagnose lung cancer for two years – six figure sum awarded to widower
In a clear case of medical negligence, a man whose wife died from lung cancer has been awarded a six-figure sum by the NHS trust which failed to spot the disease.
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01 April 2010
Health Board apologises to family of Erbs Palsy boy – six figure compensation payment expected
The parents of a Pembrokeshire boy, left with severe physical birth injuries as a result of errors made by health care professionals, have received a formal apology from Hywel Dda Health Board after a five-year battle for answers.
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31 March 2010
£3.45m compensation for woman left brain damaged by hospital
A woman who was left brain damaged while undergoing treatment for gallstones has been awarded £3.45m in compensation.
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31 March 2010
£500k compensation for 23 year old woman left infertile after two smear tests fail to spot cancer
A woman has received over £500k in compensation from the Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after she was left infertile after delayed diagnosis of cervial cancer.
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26 March 2010
NHS safety alerts jump by a quarter in six months
Latest figures show the number of reported safety alerts involving NHS patients has risen sharply, with nearly 500,000 incidents in six months with 473,162 incidents were reported between April and September last year, compared with 379,345 in the same period in 2008.
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25 March 2010
Inaccurate X-rays lead to misdiagnosis and medical negligence claims
Recent research undertaken by US doctors found that standard x-rays fail to spot up to nearly a third of fractures of the hip and pelvis leading to misdiagnosis, delayed treatment and subsequent medical negligence claims.
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25 March 2010
High death rates at 25 NHS trusts a result of medical negligence?
Professor Jarman believes the self-assessment system for NHS trusts is flawed and that twenty-five of them should be investigated over higher than normal death rates after 4,600 more patients died at those trusts in 2007-08 than would be expected.
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25 March 2010
Medical Negligence: NHS target for A&E treatment 'risks patient safety'
Doctors say a key NHS target - to treat people visiting accident and emergency units within four hours - is compromising care and patient safety.
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24 March 2010
A licence for NHS Trusts to practice? A new system for monitoring standards announced
From 1 April, 381 NHS trusts in England will have to be registered with the Care Quality Comission by law to provide care. To be registered, trusts must show they meet new essential standards of quality and safety, which the regulator will constantly monitor.
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24 March 2010
Inadequate maternity services for obese women
A recent independant survey carried out by the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries showed that UK maternity units are short of basic equipment like extra-wide operating tables and beds. It also showed that obese pregnant women are not getting the right advice and assessments.
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24 March 2010
One in five child deaths due to potentially preventable infections
The Health Protection Agency has found that as many as 1 in 5 deaths in children in England and Wales is due to potentially preventable infections, with half of the 1,300 infection-related deaths occurring in children with other health problems including prematurity, cerebral palsy and cancer.
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23 March 2010
Parents bring medical negligence claim against two hospitals for psychological injuries incurred following death of their four day old baby
A couple were awarded £44k in compensation after their four day old baby died following a series of negligent errors and misjudgements of medical staff at two separate hospitals.
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10 March 2010
Patients' medical records go on NHS database without consent
The aim of the new NHS database is to hold the private records of more than 50 million patients, but concerns have been raised about the security of the private information held on the system and how it will be protected from hackers.
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05 March 2010
John Radcliffe Hospital child heart operation deaths linked to same surgeon
BBC News has reported that four children who died during heart surgery at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital were all operated on by the same surgeon.
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03 March 2010
Hospital negligence and delay in diagnosis leads to removal of a kidney
A 41-year-old woman received £125k in compensation after significant delays to her referral and treatment. As a result her right kidney had to be removed and she subsequently suffered lyphodema and debilitating pain.
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02 March 2010
FOCIS response to CJC 'Cost of care consultation'
Response from the Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors to the Civil Justice Council's 'Cost of care in Personal Injury Claims' Consultation.
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02 March 2010
FOCIS response to CDF provisional final draft amended clinical negligence protocol
Response from the Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors to the CDF Provisional Final Draft Amended Clinical Negligence Protocol.
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25 February 2010
Hospital left patients 'sobbing and humiliated'
Following an investigation into one of the worst NHS scandals in history, BBC News recently reported how hospital patients were left "sobbing and humiliated" by uncaring staff.
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24 February 2010
Paraplegia caused by inadequate monitoring equipment and surgeon's failure to use imaging during operation
NHS Trust and surgeon found negligent after a patient was left paraplegic following negligent spinal surgery.
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17 February 2010
8 month delay in diagnosis of breast cancer - negligent GP failed to refer patient to specialist breast clinic for diagnosis
A 48-year-old woman recently received £5,460 after she suffered a delay of 8 months in being referred to a breast clinic and having her breast cancer diagnosed.
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15 February 2010
Cerebral Palsy caused by negligent midwifery staff - significant compensation for 6 year old boy
In a recent case a 6 year old boy wasd awarded significant compensation for his cerebral palsy caused by negligent midwifery staff.
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10 February 2010
Gross negligence and manslaughter - negligent German locum GP caused death of 70 year old man
On the 4 February 2010 a coroner ruled that the death of a 70-year-old patient who was administered a tenfold overdose by an "incompetent" German GP was unlawful killing.
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10 February 2010
£4.5 million in compensation for paralysed TV Reporter abandoned by neurosurgeon just hours after surgery
Andrew Brown, a former CNN report, has settled his claim against consultant neurosurgeon David Sandeman in the sum of ₤4.5 million plus Brown’s legal costs.
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08 February 2010
£2 million awarded to 14 year old for medical negligence before and during her birth
In October 2009 a 14-year-old girl received £2 million in compensation for alleged negligence by medical staff prior to and during her birth in July 1995.
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08 February 2010
‘Unacceptable’ major trauma care in England
There is unacceptable variation in major trauma care in England depending upon where and when people are treated, according to a National Audit Office report.
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03 February 2010
The cost of failure - £12.7bn NHS National Programme for IT
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02 February 2010
£30k in compensation for neurological and functional losses suffered following delays and alleged negligent failings by an NHS Trust
A 42 year old man received £30k in compensation for neurological and functional losses suffered following delays and alleged negligent failings by an NHS Trust in providing treatment between October 2004 and February 2005.
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02 February 2010
Claim against GP for failure to diagnose a man's Cauda Equina Syndrome
Medical negligence lawyer Adrian Desmond secured a High Court judgement for a 40 year old man after GP failed to diagnose cauda equina syndrome.
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29 January 2010
Judgment secured against Frimley Park Hospital - failure to diagnose child's meningitis
Medical negligence lawyer Adrian Desmond from Boyes Turner secured judgment against Frimley Park Hospital in Hampshire following the failure by that hospital to treat meningitis in a boy now aged 12.
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27 January 2010
Child drug errors 'too frequent'
A snap-shot study by the University of London of five hospitals in the city found 13% of the 3,000 prescriptions they examined had an error and a fifth of drugs given to children in these hospitals during 2004 and 2005 were administered incorrectly.
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15 January 2010
Lord Justice Jackson’s Review of Civil Litigation Costs
Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations about legal costs in his report published yesterday attack, as predicted, the soft target of personal injury claimants.
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08 January 2010
Stafford hospital branded Britain’s worst NHS Trust
Two years ago an unpublished report by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) identified problems at Stafford hospital. The report concluded that the hospital’s surgical team was “dysfunctional” and recommended that surgeons take “psychological assessments” to improve working relationships.
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23 December 2009
NHS maternity unit where baby died was ‘short of midwives’ despite warnings from health watchdog only last year
Maternity services at Milton Keynes general hospital where newborn baby Ebony McCall died and mothers in labour were left unattended due to a shortage of midwives were "nothing short of scandalous".
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15 December 2009
National crackdown as NHS forced to log all errors
Hospitals, GPs' surgeries and all other healthcare providers will in future have to log every time a patient is harmed or dies while receiving treatment.
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15 December 2009
Care Quality Commission loses Chairman over patient safety debate
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01 December 2009
NHS 'must get better at early cancer diagnosis'
The second annual report following the Cancer Reform Strategy in 2007 has found that there is a considerable regional variation in cancer outcomes and services across the UK and looks particularly at the one year survival rates as an indicator for the early diagnosis of cancers, which in turn leads to improved outcomes.
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23 November 2009
NHS suspends private care after two negligent deaths
A new government scheme providing "private care on the NHS'' for 50,000 people has been suspended after two patients died.
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20 November 2009
Doctors told to say sorry to patients more often in a bid to reduce litigation costs
The NHS is asking doctors and nurses to be more honest and open when things go wrong and offer an apology to the patient or their family.
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18 November 2009
NHS Trust prosecuted over death of woman after epidural drug was injected into her arm in error
The Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting the Great Western Hospital NHS Trust over alleged "safety breaches" following the death of a 30 year old mother hours after the birth of her son in 2004.
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11 November 2009
NHS must do more to prevent harm to patients from prescribed medicines after leaving hospital
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised concerns about the risk of harm to patients caused as a result of failures to monitor and review prescribed medications on discharge from Hospital to the community.
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06 November 2009
NHS Healtcare rated as equal to the best in the world
Britain's family doctors, not particularly renowned for their optimism about the NHS, have rated the health care delivered in the UK as equal to the best in the world.
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06 November 2009
Ministers reject call to invest £89m a year in NHS neonatal units
Ministers have pulled the plug on funding to bring the care of the sickest babies up to the standard for adults, in a sign of the impact of the credit crunch on the NHS.
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03 November 2009
Battle on NHS gagging orders
A woman has defied a gagging order to speak out publicly about her victory over the NHS in a funding wrangle.
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28 October 2009
Gagging clauses stop truth coming out about NHS patient safety
The British Medical Journal has accused an NHS trust of trying to impose a gagging clause on a consultant as part of a deal to terminate his employment. It is alleged that the deal is intended to prevent him speaking out about issues of patient safety.
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13 October 2009
U-TURN: NHS turns to no win, no fee legal representation
The NHS is turning to no win, no fee legal representation – despite being a persistent critic of the practice according to an original article published by the BBC. Boyes Turner's Adrian Desmond comments.
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13 October 2009
NHS wastes £500M a year on unused drugs
It has been revealed that the NHS loses up to £500million a year on drugs unused by patients.
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13 October 2009
48-Hour weeks for hospital staff are 'killing' NHS patients
Senior doctors say NHS patients are dying as a result of new European Union rules that impose a 48-hour week on hospital staff.
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13 October 2009
NHS mistakes 'harming thousands'
It has been reported that in a six month period over 5700 patients in England died or suffered serious harm due to NHS medical errors.
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13 October 2009
Rate of medication errors in nursing homes is 'unacceptable'
Research published this month shows an alarming rate of medication errors in nursing homes with 7 out of 10 nursing home residents being exposed to medication errors.
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02 October 2009
NHS fails to make top 10 health systems in Europe
According to analysts Britain’s health care system is just ahead of Slovenia and the Czech Republic among European nations.
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29 September 2009
Compensation payout for mother’s death after caesarean section
The family of a woman who died during a caesarean section at a Buckinghamshire hospital has been awarded £410k in compensation by the High Court.
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29 September 2009
Research links 'death rates rise' with arrival of junior doctors
Researchers say they have found a small but statistically significant increase in the number of patients who die each year when junior doctors start work.
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29 September 2009
Stafford inquiry 'adds insult to injury'
Patient safety charity Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) is disappointed and frustrated by the limited terms of reference imposed on the independent inquiry into the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
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29 September 2009
Proposals to impose a legally binding "duty of candour" on healthcare providers
The Department of Health considers imposing a legally binding "duty of candour" on hospitals, surgeries and other healthcare providers ensuring NHS managers and staff admit to patients when an error has led to harm, explain what went wrong and apologise.
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11 September 2009
Medical negligence and spinal surgery - £1.6 million awarded to man who was left wheelchair bound and incontinent
A man was awarded £1.6 million after negligent surgery to remove a bulging lumbar disc in his back left him with permanent damage to his bladder, bowel and sexual function and suffering constant and untreataeble neuropathic pain in both feet and legs.
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11 September 2009
Surgical negligence - inadequate anaesthesia administered prior to surgical removal of retained placenta
A 34-year-old woman received £12k in compensation after she was inadequately anaethesised and therefore suffered pain during the surgical removal of a retained placenta and subsequently experienced post traumatic stress disorder.
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11 September 2009
Medical negligence and birth injuries - brachial plexus injury caused at birth led to curvature of the spine
A 14-year-old girl received provisional damages of £320k after suffering shoulder dystocia during her birth in November 1994. She sustained a right-sided brachical plexus injury and developed curvature of the spine.
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11 September 2009
NHS blunders double in 3 years
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of medical mistakes involving NHS patients, with more than twice as many incidents reported to the official watchdog over a three-year period.
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27 August 2009
Patient Association publishes report on 'cruel and neglectful' standards of care within the NHS
A report published by the Patients Association (PA) today identifies a consistent pattern of 'cruel and neglectful' standards of care within the NHS.
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26 August 2009
Pensioner "not ill enough to qualify for funding" according to NHS Trust refunded care home fees
A pensioner suffering from Alzheimer's disease has been refunded £110,000 in care home fees after Dorset NHS Trust wrongly claimed she was not ill enough to qualify for funding.
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26 August 2009
All hospitals with an A & E department should provide acute oncology services
The National Chemotherapy Advisory Group (NCAG) have recommended that all hospitals with an emergency department should provide acute oncology services to ensure the correct treatment of emergency cancer patients.
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26 August 2009
10% of hospital admissions suffered some form of harm according to Department of Health report on patient safety
A report on patient safety over the summer found that as many as 10% of hospital admissions suffered some form of harm. It recommended that all hospitals conduct regular sample case note reviews to provide a clear indicator of local performance in making services safer.
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19 August 2009
Delay in diagnosis and negligently administering chemotherapy - £250,000 compensation claim
A 55 year old man received £250,000 when his wife died of neutropenic sepsis after receiving chemotherapy treatment.
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10 August 2009
Surgery negligence claim - woman suffered left-sided facial paralysis following operation
A 51 year old woman received £50,000 after she suffered left-sided facial paralysis following an operation.
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07 August 2009
Pressure sore compensation claim - paraplegic receives £32,500 in compensation
A 64 year old man received £32,500 after he sustained pressure sores to his buttocks whilst staying at the defendant hospital. A black pressure sore on his left buttock took approximately five months to heal but left an obvious scar and the area would be prone to developing pressure sores in the future.
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30 July 2009
Hospital Negligence - failure to act on pregnant woman's blood test results
A 29-year-old woman received £50k after she suffered a post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) and subsequently underwent a hysterectomy as a result of hospital negligence.
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28 July 2009
Hospital fails to diagnose torn achilles tendon - £8k compensation
A 46-year-old man received £8,000 after a hospital failed to diagnose a tear of his achilles tendon in August 2005. He required surgery and was unable to return to carry out all his duties at work for approximately eight months.
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21 July 2009
GP Surgery Negligence - nurses left gauze in woman's surgical wound for 6 weeks
A 40-year-old woman received £13.5k in medical negligence compensation after a gauze pack was left inside her surgical wound in July 2005.
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21 July 2009
Hospital negligence caused delay in diagnosis of breast cancer
In a shocking case, a 50-year-old woman received £10k in medical negligence compensation for a hospital's failure to carry out a mammogram in December 2005, leading to a delay in diagnosing breast cancer.
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17 July 2009
Health Committee slams NHS in patient safety report
A Health Committee report has slammed the NHS for failing to collect evidence about whether patients are any safer after a decade of initiatives to stop harm.
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06 July 2009
NHS is not learning from its mistakes - patient safety still under threat
The House of Commons Health Committee has revealed in a 100 page report on NHS medical negligence that the basic changes recommended after a cancer drug error killed a teenage boy have still not been implemented - eight years after he died.
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18 June 2009
Medical negligence and children - report finds 70 children died and 20,000 suffered injury due to medical negligence
A report on the safety of NHS care for children found that during 2007/8 more than 70 children died and 20,000 suffered injury or harm following mistakes in medical care.
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16 June 2009
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) patients 'failed' by Doctors
BBC News has reported on a national inquiry which found that Doctors have been failing patients who develop emergency kidney problems in hospital.
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15 June 2009
Lord Justice Jackson's Review of the Costs of Clinical Negligence Litigation
Adrian Desmond, Chariman of the Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors (FOCIS) met with Lord Justice Jackson this month to discuss his review of the costs of clinical negligence litigation. The review is currently in its second consultative phase which ends on July 31.
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08 June 2009
NHS trust ordered to apologise to relatives after man bled to death from negligent surgery
A public services ombudsman report has criticised the former North Glamorgan Trust saying delaued diagnosis and negligent hospital staff caused the death of Myron Hall, 47.
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14 May 2009
Shortage of consultants puts babies’ lives at risk
The spotlight has recently been turned on the country’s NHS maternity units – many of which do not have enough consultants to deliver babies safely round the clock and look after women during childbirth.
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11 May 2009
£23k compensation for parents whose baby was stillborn due to negligent management of mother's labour
A 34-year-old couple together received £23k in compensation after their baby was stillborn due to the negligent management of the mother's labour by hospital staff. They both suffered psychiatric injuries and subsequently attended counselling.
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08 May 2009
£1.9 million in compensation - woman's bladder damaged after childbirth caused by negligent hospital care
In the case of Warrilow v Norfolk & Norwich NHS Trust (2006) a 39-year-old woman received £1.9 million in compensation following damage to her bladder after she gave birth as a result of negligent hospital care.
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30 April 2009
£20k compensation for mother whose 1 year old child died from receiving negligent medical treatment
A woman received £20k in compensation after her one year old daughter died from receiving negligent medical treatment from a hospital. As a result she suffered from psychiatric problems which were expected to last for approximately four years subject to her undergoing therapy.
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17 April 2009
22 year old wins £30k compensation for negligent surgery undertaken when she was 4
A 22-year-old woman received £30k in medical negligence compensation for the 17cm keloid scar and a distorted navel that she was left with following negligent surgery at the age of 4.
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03 April 2009
Breakthrough - NHS complaints and litigation
The Department of Health has confirmed that the current bar on people having an NHS complaint investigated if they have started or intend to start litigation to recover compensation is to be lifted.
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03 April 2009
New independent regulator for the NHS
From 1 April 2009 the Care Quality Commission takes over responsibility for independent regulation of the NHS from the Healthcare Commission.
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03 April 2009
Concern over inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of thyroid problems
It has been reported that the number of people being inappropriately misdiagnosed and treated for underactivity of the thyroid gland is rising.
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01 April 2009
Compensation awarded to man for medical negligence of prison medical staff
In a recent case, a 58-year-old man made a medical negligence compensation claim and received £12.5k in damages for the perforated gastric ulcer that developed as a result of negligent prison medical staff.
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18 March 2009
Failing hospital 'caused deaths'
According to the NHS Watchdog, Stafford Hospital's "appalling" emergency care resulted in hundreds of patients dying needlessly. Boyes Turner's medical negligence compensation lawyer, Stephen Underwood, comments.
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06 March 2009
£22k compensation for suffering caused by delayed diagnosis of ruptured achilles tendon
Here we look at a case where a 51-year-old man received £22k in compensation for the suffering he experienced following delay in hospital staff providing a correct diagnosis of a ruptured Achilles tendon in June 2005. He was unable to resume full work duties for approximately one year after the accident.
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06 March 2009
NHS Trust liable for cerebral palsy caused by obstetrician's failure to act
An NHS trust was liable for cerebral palsy suffered by a baby as a result of an obstetrician's failure to intervene timeously in its delivery.
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04 March 2009
Stillbirth rate 'still too high'
According to a recent UK report the number of stillbirths and deaths shortly after birth remains high, claiming 17 babies every day on average in the UK and nearly 6,500 babies a year. The stillbirth rate has not changed for a decade despite a relative increase in midwives and consultant obstetricians, and increased investment in the field. Leading medical negligence lawyer Susan Brown comments.
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18 February 2009
NHS Complaints handling is not satisfactory
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18 February 2009
£117.5k in compensation for family of a woman who died following delayed diagnosis of metastatic carcinoma
In a recent medical negligence case, 2 claimants together received £117.5k following the death of a woman (X)who died at the age of 40 following delayed diagnosis of metastatic carcinoma of her breast.
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11 February 2009
Medical blunders will cost NHS £700 million next year
Health bosses say that NHS payouts for serious medical errors are set to soar next year to more than £700million. Boyes Turner's medical negligence expert Adrian Desmond comments.
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11 February 2009
CASE REPORT: Doctor's breach of duty of care - Meningitis
A doctor breached her duty of care by failing to investigate the history of a child's illness which included constant headaches. Had that history been investigated, and in the absence of any viral symptoms, it would have led to the child being admitted to hospital and being diagnosed and treated for tuberculosis meningitis.
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29 January 2009
Have you been affected by NHS age discrimination?
The Mirror’s ‘Dear Miriam’ this week revealed that half the doctors specialising in care for older people believe the NHS is "institutionally ageist". Age discrimination legislation will be broadened in the forthcoming Equality Bill but it may take more than a year before it's approved. In the meantime, here's how to make your doctor listen.
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15 January 2009
A simple surgical checklist that saves lives
The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has ordered all hospitals in England and Wales to use a new surgical checklist across the board by February 2010. The checklist was tested in eight cities around the globe and results show that using it during major operations can cut deaths by more than 40% and complications by more than a third.
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18 November 2008
NHS to face string of compensation claims after u-turn on "top up" drug payment rules
This week’s announcement that the rules allowing patients to "top up" their NHS care with private treatments are to be relaxed means patients who buy their own life extending medication will no longer lose their right to free NHS care.
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31 August 2008
GMC faces judicial review for not investigating negligent death 'cover-up' allegations
Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) is applying for a judicial review after the GMC decided not to investigate serious allegations concerning the death of a 10-year old boy.
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28 August 2008
NHS has money in bank while patients remain deprived
The NHS is predicted to have a £1.75 billion surplus in the bank by the end of this financial year. Medical negligence lawyer Adrian Desmond comments.
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26 August 2008
Fears over 'super surgeries'
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21 August 2008
Medical negligence - ageism rife in the NHS
The Daily Mail this week reported on the impact that age discimination in the NHS is having on the elderly. Leading medical negligence lawyer Susan Brown comments.
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20 August 2008
Challenges remain in improving diabetic care
Diabetes care is improving, but there is still a long way to go before the NHS is providing top quality services. Medical negligence lawyer Rosaline Wong comments.
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17 August 2008
Pathologist's negligence led to woman's death
A High Court Judge recently found that a woman would probably have survived if not for a series of errors by a pathologist at Kings' College Hospital. Lucy Norton comments.
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17 August 2008
The dangers of NICE
"Arrogant, illogical and totally out of touch, NICE must be scrapped ...it's killing too many people." The words of Jonathan Waxman, a professor of oncology at Imperial College London, who last week wrote an article, published by The Daily Mail, exposing the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
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17 August 2008
Court of Protection: visitors at risk
Trevor Lyttleton recently wrote in The Law Society Gazette about how the Court of Protection must address the 'catastrophic impact' of the Mental Capacity Act on visitors. Adrian Desmond comments.
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06 August 2008
Patients falsely cleared of cancer diagnosis
The Guardian recently reported that according to an NHS trust, blunders in a hospital laboratory led to 17 patients being given a false all-clear for caner, delaying the start of life-saving treatment. Medical negligence lawyer, Susan Brown, comments.
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05 August 2008
Doctor's 'DIY' kidney machine can save lives
BBC News has reported that a baby dying from kidney failure was saved when her doctor designed and built her a dialysis machine from scratch in his garage.
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05 August 2008
Statins 'may cut dementia risk'
Scientists have found further evidence that taking commonly used chloesterol-lowering statins may protect against dementia and memory loss.
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04 August 2008
Breast surgeon could be struck off after multiple medical negligence claims
The GMC is to decide if a surgeon will be permanently barred from breast surgery, after being reported to them by lawyers.
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04 August 2008
Millions to be spent on NHS rebrand
It has been reported that £2 million of taxpayers' money will be spent in an NHS re-branding exercise which seeks to give a slick new title to the cumbersome 'Primary Care Trust' label currently used for local healthcare organisations.
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04 August 2008
NHS castigated for fatal neglect of patients with learning disabilities
The Independent's Health Editor, Jeremy Laurance, last week reported on the inquiry into the shocking deaths of six patients with learning difficulties who suffered appalling neglect at the hands of the NHS which concluded that the cases were "not isolated incidents".
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01 August 2008
NHS blunder led to 17 patients getting false all-clear for cancer
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31 July 2008
Draft NHS complaints Constitution published
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30 July 2008
NHS Litigation Authority Chief Executive comments on compensation claims against the NHS
NHS Litigation Authority Chief Executive talks about his observations on litigation against the NHS in the UK.
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28 July 2008
Woman received settlement of £800,000 after being brain damaged by detox diet
Woman suffered epileptic seizure causing brain damage.
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28 July 2008
Statins - risk of dementia halved?
Statins, which are commonly used to reduce the risk of heart disease, may also decrease the chance of developing dementia by up to 50%.
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22 July 2008
Skin cancer sufferers at risk - delays in diagnosis, incomplete removal and scarring by GPs
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10 July 2008
Maternity medical negligence - Healthcare watchdog urges NHS to improve maternity services
The Healthcare Commission has urged the NHS to redouble its efforts to improve maternity services by enhancing the quality of clinical care and the experiences of women.
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10 July 2008
A&E medical negligence - brain-damaged boy receives compensation for 30-hour delay
It has been reported that in a case which took nine years to settle, a brain-damaged boy has finally received a substantial settlement for a 30-hour treatment delay.
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10 July 2008
Delay in diagnosis and treatment of cancer - dangers of malignant melanoma
Malignant melanoma affects 9000 Britons per year and claims more than 1800 lives.
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09 July 2008
The Darzi Review - the Government's latest NHS overhaul
Lord Darzi's plan for the next 10 years of the health service in England emphasises the importance of striving for high quality care from the NHS, rather than setting targets or calling for wholesale reorganisation of the way services are delivered.
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08 July 2008
Alan Johnson's NHS of the Future
The Department of Health reports on the draft Constitution that enshrines the principles and values of the NHS for the future. It was published this week for consultation by the Secretary of State for Health, Alan Johnson.
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01 July 2008
Early diagnosis and treatment for childhood stroke
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27 June 2008
Hospital medical negligence - will 'Safer Surgery Checklist' reduce surgery death rates?
Every year, an estimated 2000 NHS Patients die as a result of errors in treatment. Medical negligence lawyer Rosaline Wong comments on the new 'Safer Surgery Checklist' being piloted in London this week.
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27 June 2008
Delay in diagnosis - reduced due to new cervical cancer vaccine
BBC News has reported on a row over a new vaccination programme to protect schoolgirls from cervical cancer later in life, which campaigners say will be using the wrong vaccine.
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27 June 2008
Cost cutting - medical negligence - delay in diabetes diagnosis
Figures show that the number of children in England needing emergency hospital care for complications of diabetes has risen. Medical negligence lawyer Nina Ali comments.
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27 June 2008
Treatment top-ups turnaround?
Health Secretary Alan Johnson has announced that the Department of Health is reviewing top ups of NHS treatment with privately-funded drugs after 20 years of disallowal.
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20 June 2008
APIL warns of laser treatment cowboys
APIL launched a press campaign this week to warn against Government plans to deregulate cosmetic laser treatment. Medical negligence lawyer Lucy Norton comments.
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18 June 2008
Statins may cut caesarean section risk
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16 June 2008
Half of patients do not know they have a choice of hospital
Medical negligence lawyer Sue Brown comments on this article which was published in The Daily Telegraph on 12 June 2008.
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16 June 2008
Patient choice? Who pays the compensation if it goes wrong?
Medical negligence lawyer, Rosaline Wong looks at the pros and cons of the Government's NHS Choice and initiatives to shorten waiting lists.
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04 June 2008
NHS scandal: dying cancer victim was forced to pay
A woman dying of cancer was denied free National Health Service treatment in her final months because she had paid privately for a drug to try to prolong her life.
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04 June 2008
Stillbirths - obstetric medical negligence?
The Times reported this week that nearly 4,000 babies are stillborn every year in the UK and propose that more post mortems could change that tragic figure. Nina Ali, a medical negligence lawyer at Boyes Turner comments.
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04 June 2008
Rise in stillbirths
Alarming statistics published from SANDS show that 17 babies died from stillbirth or neonatal death syndrome in the UK every day.
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04 June 2008
Hospital surgery death rates to be made public
The Guardian reported this week that the government is preparing to publish for the first time the death rates of patients undergoing major surgery at NHS hospitals in England. Medical negligence lawyer Susan Brown comments.
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28 May 2008
GP negligence - failing to refer heart patients
According to a Europe-wide survey led by the Sticares Cardiovascular Research Foundation in the Netherlands, many GPs, and even some hospital specialists, are failing to follow guidelines for managing heart failure.
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28 May 2008
Birth and neo-natal injury - Pre-eclampsia tests not accurate enough!
According to a recent study, tests for pre-eclampsia, a serious condition that causes high blood pressure in pregnancy, are not accurate enough. Lucy Norton comments.
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23 May 2008
NHS in Wales quibbling over who should pay for treatments
Medical negligence lawyer, Susan Brown, comments.
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23 May 2008
Missing medical records - concerns over patient safety
Another issue regarding patient safety has been highlighted by a recent survey which reveals that thousands of outpatient appointments take place each year without the doctor having the patient's medical records. Susan Brown comments.
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22 May 2008
Queen's speech promises to reform law relating to medical negligence compensation
The draft Queen's speech promised to reform the coroners system and the law relating to damages.
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21 May 2008
Clash over 24 weeks abortion limit
MPs reject challenge to Britan's abortion laws to lower the 24 week time limit for abortions. Rosaline Wong of Boyes Turner comments.
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21 May 2008
Medical negligence claim - failure to act upon abnormal fetal heart trace led to stillbirth
Here we look at the case of a woman whose baby's stillbirth was caused by the hospital's failure to act upon abnornal fetal heart trace.
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21 May 2008
Possible Meningitis B Vaccine Tested
A possible vaccine against meningitis B has shown "encouraging" results in preliminary clinical trials.
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15 May 2008
Most inpatients are happy with their care
Rosaline Wong looks at the Healthcare Commission's published survey which suggest that over 90% of patients treated in NHS hospitals are generally satisfied with their care.
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15 May 2008
Hospital negligence - midwifery errors
Medical negligence expert Rosaline Wong looks at the effects of midwifery errors in medical negligence cases, including failure to detect early signs of pre-eclampsia; negligent management of ante natal care; failure to act upon abnormal fetal trace; failure to listen to baby's heartbeat and resusitate at home birth; failure to give Anti-D Immunoglobulin and errors made in injecting local anaesthesia intravenously.
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13 May 2008
Compensation Claim - GP failed to diagnose meningitis
GP found liable in negligence to the claimant in a personal injury action for his failure diagnose meningitis.
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13 May 2008
Beta blockers may increase surgery risk
The use of beta blocker drugs before surgery to cut the risk of heart problems may be counter-productive, a study suggests.
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08 May 2008
Health Charities call for reform of prescription charges to end risk to patients
Health charities call on the Government to reform NHS prescription charges in England.
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08 May 2008
Faulty weighing scales - Risk to patient safety
Another risk to patient safety has been identified following an inspection programme by trading standards offficers which found that hospitals were using inappropriate or faulty weighing scales to calculate the dosage of patient's medications.
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08 May 2008
Maternal and Child Health Report - stillbirth and neonatal deaths
Enquiry finds stillbirth rates are not falling, but neonatal death rates have reduced.
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06 May 2008
Privatised decontamination puts patients at risk
Criticising the government's policy on cleaning equipment, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) says operations are being cancelled because equipment is being damaged and delayed by out-sourced private decontamination centres being rolled out across the NHS.
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06 May 2008
New GP surgeries to open at weekends
Health Secretary Alan Johnson, has announced new Government plans that will see patients able to visit their GPs at evenings and weekends at 12 new surgeries around England.
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28 April 2008
Pioneering Gene therapy improves sight
An 18-year-old whose sight was failing has had his vision improved in a pioneering operation carried out by doctors at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
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28 April 2008
Hospital negligence - healthcare-associated infection
The Healthcare Commission has launched the biggest inspection programme ever carried out in NHS acute trusts to check whether they are meeting standards on infection control.
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23 April 2008
Hospital negligence - nurse failing in her patient duty
Medical News Today has reported that a registered nurse from a hospital in Poole has been struck off the register after failing to care for a patient properly.
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23 April 2008
NHS 'falling behind' on care for diabete sufferers
BBC News has reported that the charity 'Diabetes UK' is concerned that Government targets for improving diabetes care may be missed as local health providers are failing to offer key services.
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22 April 2008
Blood clot complications after surgery - new drug Pradaxa could save thousands
BBC news has reported that wider use of Pradaxa, a new blood-thinning drug to stop blood clots could save thousands of lives a year.
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22 April 2008
Thalidomide is back - is it worth the risk?
The European drug agency has given clearance for thalidomide to be sold on prescription in Europe as a powerful cancer treatment for the newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
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17 April 2008
Medical negligence - maternity deaths inquiry launched
BBC News has reported that an inquiry is under way at Northwick Park Hospital maternity unit after 3 more deaths were reported within the last ten months.
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15 April 2008
Pneumococcal bug poses new threat to children
BBC News has reported that a strain of bacteria which can cause pneumonia and meningitis in children is on the rise in England and Wales.
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11 April 2008
NHS Redress plans stalled in England but going ahead in Wales
Ministers in England are 'reconsidering' plans for the NHS Redress Scheme in England.
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11 April 2008
Plans to introduce tendering for medical negligence claims shelved for at least 5 years
It has been reported that as part of the settlement terms of the Law Society ending its judicial review proceedings against the Legal Services Commission (LSC), the LSC has given a commitment not to introduce Best Value Tendering before 2013.
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10 April 2008
Healthcare watchdog calls on NHS to learn from patients' complaints
The Healthcare Commission is urging NHS trusts to learn from patients' complaints and improve complaints handling, with key proposals including apologising more often when they do make mistakes.
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10 April 2008
Healthcare Commission publishes results of survey of staff at every NHS trust in England
More than 155,000 staff give their views on working for the NHS. Survey results of NHS staff in England show that there are fewer medical errors and near misses.
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07 April 2008
UK fertility safety for women is 'among the worst in Europe'
Mothers' health may be put at risk in the quest for high pregnancy rates at British IVF clinics, warn experts.
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03 April 2008
Medical negligence - compensation awarded for injustice in residential care
A joint report published by the Local Government Ombudsman and the Health Service Ombudsman for England found that the level of care provided by Buckinghamshire County Council and the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Mental Health Partnership Trust for a man with severe learning disabilities was unacceptable. Susan Brown a leading medical negligence lawyer at Boyes Turner comments.
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02 April 2008
Medical negligence - drugs for dementia 'killing thousands'
The Times online reported this week that the drugs prescribed to make dementia sufferers more manageable in care homes could be killing more than 23,000 people prematurely each year. Nina Ali, a medical negligence lawyer from Boyes Turner comments;
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26 March 2008
Cancer patients given untested drugs
BBC News has reported that in a bid to halve the time it takes to develop new drugs, the Department of Health has approved a move to allow the NHS to give cancer drugs which have not yet been tested on humans to terminally ill patients. Medical negligence lawyer Nina Ali comments on the decision.
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18 March 2008
Prostate cancer medical services vary - early diagnosis needed
BBC News online reported this week that health experts are calling for improvements in prostate cancer services to help tackle the wide variations in care seen across England. Boyes Turner medical negligence lawyer, Nina Ali, comments.
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10 March 2008
Cancer medical negligence - delay in diagnosis
The Times Online reported this week that over the past ten years the NHS has paid out almost £100 million in negligence claims due to medical errors in cancer treatment. Lucy Norton, medical negligence lawyer at Boyes Turner comments.
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04 March 2008
Waiting times up - delay in diagnosis?
The average NHS wait has risen under Labour Government.
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29 February 2008
Primary Care Trusts criticised
The National Audit Office has criticised Primary Care Trusts for not using the GP contracts introduced in 2004 to force better access for patients.
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27 February 2008
Anti-depressants' 'little effect'
BBC News recently reported that according to research, new generation anti-depressants have little clinical benefit for most patients.
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26 February 2008
Negligent medical staff - nurse struck off for falsifying records
Medical News Today recently reported that a 37 year old registered adult nurse from Wigan, Lancashire has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council register after being found guilty of falsifying a patient's records in an attempt to cover up omissions in his care.
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25 February 2008
Hospital negligence - swab left inside Caesarean mother
BBC News recently reported that a woman underwent an operation to remove a swab left inside her during a Caesarean delivery.
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21 February 2008
Limiting Obesity Operations - patients referred back to GPs
GP magazine "Pulse" reported this week that consultants undertaking "limiting obesity operations" such as gastric banding and gastric bypass, sent half the patients referred to them back to their GPs.
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14 February 2008
"Payment by Results" scheme interfering with clinical judgement
Has patient care suffered as hospitals try to cut costs?
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12 February 2008
Unregulated botox - 16 deaths
US federal regulators are investigating the use of Botox in cosmetic and medical procedures after it was linked with 16 deaths.
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07 February 2008
Delays in diagnosis and treatment leading to years of unnecessary suffering.
Patients with hearing and balance problems suffer delay in diagnosis and treatment due to lack of physicians and multidisciplinary teams.
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07 February 2008
Medical negligence - delays in cancer diagnosis
BBC News recently reported that survival rates from cancer in the UK are poorer than in much of Europe. One reason is that the disease is often diagnosed later in the UK.
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06 February 2008
Hospital negligence - wrong dosage of epidural anaesthesia during childbirth
Medical negligence lawyers Adrian Desmond and Rosaline Wong from Boyes Turner comment on the case of Mayra Cabrera who died after giving birth to her son Zac in 2004.
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29 January 2008
Thousands of nurses leaving NHS in search of better pay and conditions abroad
The Times online recenty reported that more than 10,000 nurses and midwives left the UK to work abroad in 2006-07, leaving the NHS just a few years away from a staffing crisis.
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29 January 2008
Medical negligence - London maternity care - consistently poor
Legal & Medical, a leading online magazine for the medico-legal profession, recently reported that according to a Healthcare Commission report maternity care in the North of England is far better than in London.
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28 January 2008
Clegg sets out elderly care plan
As reported on BBC News recently, Nick Clegg, who became Liberal Democrat leader in December, has outlined a £2 billion "care guarantee" plan for the elderly, as part of his proposals to reform the NHS.
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25 January 2008
Medical negligence compensation claims due to failure in diagnosing cancer
Hospital pathologist fails to diagnose cases of cancer.
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24 January 2008
Government set targets could lead to medical negligence - lower standard of care
Yet another politician chanting the "reform for the NHS" mantra.
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21 January 2008
Medical negligence - Breast cancer follow-up 'lacking' - possible delays in diagnosis
Breast cancer patients are not receiving the best follow-up care according to BBC News.
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18 January 2008
Impact of Court of Appeal Judgement on medical negligence claims
Compensation for future loss will be linked to the likely growth in the relevant wage inflation rather than RPI.
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17 January 2008
Government concerned over NHS spending on prescription drugs
NHS spending on prescription drugs has risen over the last 10 years. Savings can be made without affecting patient care.
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16 January 2008
Hospital negligence - deep cleaning under fire
1500 hospitals ordered to be deep cleaned by Government.
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16 January 2008
Hospital negligence - Woman died from brain haemorrhage during childbirth
Hospital failed to address specialist care needed for woman with rare condition.
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16 January 2008
Deadly new form of MRSA emerges
A deadly strain of the superbug MRSA which can lead to a flesh eating form of pneumonia has emerged.
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10 January 2008
Medical negligence claims - NICE delay guidance to NHS on treatments available to patients
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence criticised by Health Committee.
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08 January 2008
Medical negligence claims - patients refused treatment or surgery due to 'healthy lifestyle targets'
The Prime Minister has announced an 'NHS Constitution' that could mean patients may have to change their lifestyle to recieve healthcare. Should patients be responsible for their own entitlement to NHS care?
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06 December 2007
Negligent nurse - maladministration of drugs
Mental health nurse charged with several accounts of poor record keeping and maladministration of drugs.
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27 November 2007
Nurse struck off for negligent care
Nurse failed to wash her hands after treating a patient with MRSA.
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22 November 2007
Hospital failings - trauma care concern
Trauma care could be better according to National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death.
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22 November 2007
Hospital negligence - new Superbug
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15 November 2007
C Difficile hospital escapes prosecution
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22 October 2007
Payout to NHS patients - 9 billion in compensation
The number of mistakes by NHS Trusts appear to be on the rise.
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18 October 2007
NHS not learning from their medical mistakes
The news comes as no great surprise to Adrian Desmond, Partner in Boyes Turner's specialist Medical Negligence group.
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18 October 2007
Healthcare watchdog pledges tough action on behalf of patients on failures in infection control
Healthcare Commissions pledges to carry out more stringent assessment of Trusts' infection control practices.
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15 October 2007
Medical negligence - UK Healthcare system falls further behind
Artcile published by Legal & Medical highlights the fact that the UK's health system is failing behind its European neighbours.
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10 October 2007
Hospital negligence - Maidstone Hospital Deaths
Patient deaths due to outbreaks of C. difficile at Maidstone Hospital.
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02 October 2007
Call for NHS hospitals to provide dignity in care to older people
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15 August 2007
Medical negligence compensation awarded for woman who changed mind on abortion
Hospital admits failure. Medical professionals went ahead with abortion procedure without getting confirmation that the mother had consented.
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13 August 2007
Hospital negligence - hospital admits error over cancer treatment deaths
Two cancer patients die due to hospital staff miscalculating durg dosage.
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01 July 2007
Hospital negligence - NHS hygiene criticised
Legal & Medical, one in four NHS trusts in England is failing to meet standards of cleanliness and infection control as set out by the Department of Health's compulsory hygiene code.
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26 June 2007
Medical negligence during surgery - instruments left inside patients
283 medical negligence claims have been made against NHS Trusts.
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26 June 2007
GP negligence
Better care needed from GPs at night time and weekends according to Gordon Brown.
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04 June 2007
Medical negligence - delay in treatment for stroke
Reports show that stroke patients are having to deal with unacceptable waits for brain scans and starting treatment.
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03 June 2007
Medical negligence - healthcare associated infection
Government will carry out unannounced inspections at 120 NHS Trusts over the next year in order to prevent and manage healthcare-associated infections.
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