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Pressure sore victim awarded £6,500 in compensation
A 67-year-old woman has been awarded £6,500 after developing pressure sores during a stay in hospital. The woman, who has asked to remain nameless, sustained multiple fractures as the result of a road traffic accident in 2008 which required surgery. However, following...
Figures reveal delays in ambulance response times in North West
The Manchester Evening News has obtained figures which reveal an alarming number of incidents in which North West ambulance crews took longer than two hours to attend emergency calls during the last year. 999 calls to the ambulance service are ranked into two...
Heart attack and stroke victims face delays if they fall ill at weekends
As many as 3,000 heart attack and stroke victims every year are suffering delays in being admitted to hospital if they fall ill at the weekend, a new report suggests. New analysis of national NHS data shows there has been a steep drop in the number of patients being...
Midwives errors led to baby being stillborn
A mother has been given £25,000 in compensation after midwives made a number of errors which resulted in her baby girl being stillborn. Hull and East Yorkshire hospitals Trust admitted the baby would have been healthy had gross errors not been made during the woman’s...
A&E waiting times improve across England
Waiting times for A&E patients in England have slightly improved during February, figures show, giving a sense of “cautious optimism” amongst bosses, the BBC reports. Following reports at the beginning of the year that waiting times in A&E were worsening under...
One in five patients unaware of cosmetic surgery risks, study finds
Over a fifth of people undergoing cosmetic surgery procedures in the UK are unaware of the risks associated with the procedure, new research has found. The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) conducted the research as part of...
Jeremy Hunt unveils plans for annual study of ‘avoidable’ hospital deaths
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered for an annual review of “avoidance deaths” to be conducted in English hospitals. An annual study of 2,000 patient notes of those who later passed away will allow for hospitals to be ranked in accordance with avoidable mortality...
Whistle-blower guardians to be introduced after review raises concerns
NHS trusts in England will be required to appoint a guardian to assist whistle-blowers, ministers have announced, after a review into their treatment. The Freedom to Speak Up Review, conducted by Sir Robert Francis, gathered evidence from more than 600 people on their...
New bed could reduce bedsores
A group of students from Singapore claim to have made the world’s first bed aimed specifically at reducing bedsores. The third-year students at Singapore Polytechnic came up with the innovative new system while working on their final year engineering project. The bed...
Bed sore compensation reaches £13 million in last three years
The NHS has paid out just under £13 million in compensation to patients developing bed sores while in hospital over the last three years, the latest NHS Litigation Authority figures have revealed. For 2014 alone, there were 142 cases with each one averaging £32,000. A...
Pressure sores could be reduced if care workers spend more time with patients
Clear Law is backing calls for the Government to put an end to a culture of 15 minute social care visits, saying it is putting patients at risk of developing pressure sores. Following the release of data concerning cuts to the NHS’s care budget, it’s been revealed...
Concerns for elderly patients as result of funding cuts
Law firm Clear Law has spoken of its concerns that elderly patients are being put at risk of developing pressure sores as a result of funding cuts in the care of those aged 65 and over. Official data revealed that funding for these patients has fallen by a fifth in...
One million asthma sufferers misdiagnosed, says watchdog
Over a million people could have been misdiagnosed with asthma, a health watchdog has warned. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said approximately one in three of the 4.1 million UK people being treated for asthma are showing no actual...
Clear Law backs Government’s GP recruitment scheme
Clear Law is backing a new scheme from NHS England, which is investing £10million in an attempt to boost the GP-workforce amid stark warnings of an expected rise in demand over the next five years. The NHS said that, if action isn’t taken, over a million patients...
Nurse given botched flu jab awarded more than £500,000 in compensation
A nurse who lost the career she loved after a botched flu jab left her with a virtually useless left arm has been awarded more than £500,000 in damages from the NHS. The injection, administered by a colleague at the prison where she worked, caused damage to the...
New test could detect twice as many heart attacks in women
The chance of doctors spotting a heart attack in women could be significantly improved by the introduction of a more sensitive and up-to-date blood test, a study has claimed. The research indicates that double the number of heart attacks could be detected with the...
Keogh warns NHS can’t cope with ageing population
Sir Bruce Keogh, Medical director of NHS England has warned that the future of the NHS could be in danger as it cannot cater for the growing demands for treatment from an ageing population. Speaking to the Guardian, Keogh said: “If the NHS continues to function as it...
GP practices offering weekend appointments to ease A&E pressures
GP practices in some areas of England are offering weekend appointments in an attempt to ease the widely reported problems in accident and emergency (A&E) units. An additional 360 appointments have been made available at some family doctors in an area of West Sussex,...
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hospital Trust fined £180,000 for heat-mattress burns
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...
Safe Use of Bedrails
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...
NHS Trust fined after patient paralyses himself
The Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay a further £6,864 after a mentally unstable patient was paralysed after diving headfirst from a roof. The 26-year-old man who had a history of self-harm had been detained under...