by Clear Law | Jun 20, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, No Fee Medical
An unconscious patient suffered debilitating and painful injuries when an errant saline bag caused a self-heating mattress to reach temperatures high enough to cause full thickness burns. It is believed the bag was accidentally left on a sensor that monitored the...
by Clear Law | Jun 13, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, No Fee Medical
Bedrails, also referred to as side rails or cot sides, are widely used in the healthcare sector to reduce the risk of people falling out of their bed. They aren’t suitable for all cases, but used in the right way, with the right bed and the right person they can be...
by Clear Law | May 31, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, No Fee Medical
BUPA Care Homes (CFC Homes) Ltd has been fined £400,000 and ordered to pay costs of more than £15,000 following serious failings in its bedrail management systems in one of its care homes. Carlisle Crown Court heard how Beacon Edge Specialist Nursing Home in Penrith,...
by Clear Law | May 23, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, No Fee Medical
‘Sharps’ are needles, blades and other medical instruments used for carrying out healthcare procedures that can cause injury by pricking or cutting the skin. Sharps injuries are a well-known health risk within the health and social care sector. Sharps can become...
by Clear Law | May 10, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, No Fee Medical
Britain’s National Health Service is, in some opinions, one of the country’s finest achievements; offering free-at-the-point-of-use healthcare, available to everyone, all the time, is an enviable asset for any country, even if it actually costs a lot more to run that...
by Clear Law | May 3, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, No Fee Medical
We’re very lucky to have the NHS in this country, and the huge numbers of devoted doctors and nurses who do all in their power to make sure any time spent in hospital is as painless as possible, however sometimes things go wrong. People do make mistakes, machines can...
