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Pensioner awarded compensation for hip operation injury
A pensioner who suffered pain and impaired mobility following an injury caused by surgery to rectify a faulty hip replacement has been awarded clinical negligence compensation. The woman, who is nearly 80 years old, was suffering growing pain and couldn’t move her...
Husband ‘traumatised’ by wife’s botched surgery awarded compensation
A man left traumatised by his wife's botched surgery has been awarded thousands of pounds in compensation for nervous shock. The man’s wife, Julie Ronayne, of Netherley, Liverpool was previously awarded £160,000 in compensation after she was left “looking like...
Elderly patients with broken ribs at risk, reports suggest
Emergency departments and GPs are failing to refer elderly patients with broken ribs for the necessary assessments and treatments and are ultimately putting their lives at risk, reports suggest. Although in 2010 an innovative two-hour procedure was approved for the...
£200,000 Compensation for Engineer’s hospital Death
The long-term partner of an electrical engineer whose early death was caused by the admitted negligence of staff at an NHS hospital has succeeded in her claim for compensation. The man was aged 68 when he died after a blood clot formed in his calf and became lodged in...
Baby received “wholly inappropriate” care in fatal meningitis case
A baby who died from meningitis was given “wholly inappropriate” care at Epsom hospital, an inquest has heard. Seven-month-old Oliver Hull died at London’s Evelina Children's hospital in May last year, three days after he started showing symptoms diagnosed by a doctor...
Charity calls for earlier diagnosis of bowel cancer
Clear Law is backing calls by charity Beating Bowel Cancer for earlier diagnosis of bowel cancer across England. Thousands of people are dying from the disease because their symptoms aren’t being spotted early enough, the charity said and there are wide-ranging...
Patient Risk as NHS Ignores Guidance for Safer Births
Hundreds of children are dying needlessly at birth or suffering severe disabilities such as cerebral palsy due to the NHS not following clinical guidelines correctly, claims research by Twins and Multiple Births charity (TAMBA). Guidelines introduced in 2011 by the...
Young boy’s family awarded £1.5million for negligence at birth
The family of a six-year-old boy left paralysed after he suffered brain damage at birth have today (21st April) been awarded £1.5million damages from an NHS trust. The Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust agreed to pay the damages at London's High Court, but denied...
Demands on nurses raise issues of patient safety
As demands grow on nurses, Unison has called for further research into the effects it is having on workers’ health and ultimately, patient safety. Last week (13th April), a member of the union claimed that the way nurses are currently being managed isn’t dissimilar to...
Man receives £7.3million after left brain damaged as a baby
A young man left brain damaged as a baby following errors by doctors won a 23-year battle for £7.3million in compensation this week (14th April). The 25-year-old man, who can’t be named for legal reasons, now relies on round-the-clock care. Born in September 1989 at...
Siblings awarded £13million for clinical negligence
Two siblings who suffered brain damage during their birth have been received multimillion-pound compensation in "unprecedented" medical negligence cases. 23-year-old Natasha Jackson has received £7million after mistakes at Preston’s Sharoe Green hospital, resulted in...
Clear Law pledges support for Cross Cancer Out campaign
Cancer Research UK has launched a new campaign – Cross Cancer Out – in the lead-up to the general election this May. The campaign is calling for politicians to pledge their support in the fight against cancer, working to ensure that cancers are being diagnosed at the...
Long waiting times for eye patients at Reading hospital
Nearly two in three eye patients of the Royal Berkshire hospital are waiting over 18 weeks to see a specialist, new figures suggest. Government targets state that 90 per cent of patients should be seen within that time, but hospital figures obtained from February show...
Concerns Grow For Laser Eye Surgery
A private Harley Street hospital is calling for a review of the rules surrounding laser eye surgery after an alleged rise in the number of patients receiving substandard care. The London Eye hospital says the time has come for the industry to be ‘taken to task’ as...
One in three GPs plan to leave profession within five years
One in three UK GPs plan to retire within the next five years, a new survey has revealed, with unmanageable workloads, high stress levels and little time with patients to blame. The poll, conducted by the British Medical Association (BMA), questioned 15,560 GPs across...
Immediate action needed to boost nurse numbers, warns report
A report by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned that immediate action must be taken to increase the current number of NHS nurses. The RCN said that there are now fewer nurses than there were in 2010, if health visitors, midwives and schools nurses are...
Woman awarded £2.4million for spinal surgery negligence
A woman has been awarded £2.4million in compensation from the NHS after a negligent delay in spinal surgery left her suffering serious repercussions. 34-year-old Heather Tait from Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands first went into Cheltenham General hospital with severe...
GP workload jeopardising care, suggests poll
A survey of over 15,500 UK GPs has found that nine in 10 thought a heavy workload impacted negatively on the quality of care given to patients. The poll, conducted by the British Medical Association (BMA), concluded that better funding in the industry coupled with the...
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Products to help alleviate pressure sores
Pressure sores (also referred to as pressure ulcers or bedsores) are most likely to occur in patients who have a reduced capacity for movement such as the terminally ill, the elderly, and those who have to spend long periods of time without movement. While the...
£675,000 pay-out for brain injury misdiagnosis
A man who was repeatedly sent home by doctors while suffering from a brain injury has been awarded a massive £675,000 in compensation. Alex Rea from Shefford was sent home on eight separate occasions after visiting his doctor’s surgery complaining of headaches and...
hospital Trust fined £500,000 after 4 patient deaths
Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £500,000 and ordered to pay costs of over £35,000 after the deaths of 4 patients were found to be a result of careless and unnecessary failings. The Health and Safety Executive investigated the deaths of 4 patients...