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Young girl’s cervical cancer mistaken for ‘growing pains’
A young girl suffering with cervical cancer is urging young women to be more aware of the disease, after her doctor mistakenly told her that her stomach cramps were growing pains. 20-year-old Kirstie Wilson was diagnosed with cervical cancer three years ago, but told...
20,000 cancer deaths could be avoided, report suggests
Cancer patients, particularly the poor and the elderly are dying needlessly, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. The body, which analysed the latest data from the NHS, suggests as many as 20,000 deaths could be avoided every year if the cancer mortality rates of...
Young girl died from botched liposuction given to her as competition prize
A young girl has died following a botched liposuction operation, which she had been given as a competition prize. 19-year-old beauty queen and glamour model Catherine Cando had initially declined the surgery offered to her. She won the prize last year, after she was...
Casualty departments under huge pressure due to unprecedented demand
Many of England’s accident and emergency wards are buckling under the strain of an “unprecedented” level of patients according to the latest NHS figures. The situation is so bad in some hospitals, they have declared major incidents and closed their doors to all but...
Figures show faulty medical equipment to blame for hundreds of deaths annually
Figures released by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have revealed there were almost 16,000 cases of faulty medical equipment linked to 309 fatalities and 5,000 serious injuries reported to it in 2013. The report also highlighted a rise...
Training programme launched to help GPs identify autism
The Royal College of GPs has launched a new training programme to help its 50,000 members identify autism among children. Autism is thought to affect around one in 100 people across the UK, many of them children, and it is a condition that often goes undiagnosed due...
Two-thirds of gout sufferers not receiving treatment, say researchers
Two in three sufferers of gout aren’t receiving the treatment they need, say researchers at Nottingham University. The study found that GPs are only issuing prescriptions to a third of patients, when nearly half of those suffering with the condition actually qualify...
Medical negligence claims have doubled under coalition government
Claims against the NHS have risen alarmingly since the coalition government came to power according to the latest figures published by the NHS Litigation Authority. Litigation levels are at their highest claims the report with cases almost doubling since 2010, when...
Young girl will not be compensated for disabilities, rules judge
A heart-rending case has seen a girl whose premature birth was delayed by half an hour go uncompensated after a judge ruled that the hold-up did not cause her lifelong disabilities. The girl was delivered ten weeks prematurely, weighing less than three pounds. She was...
Patients now have access to surgeons’ performance
A new tool which allows patients to see performance figures of NHS surgeons across England has been launched today (19th November). The new online tool, called MyNHS, enables individuals to search for information on around 5,000 surgeons, including death rates for...
Patient Wins Big Pay-Out from Laser Eye Surgery Chain
A high street chain has been ordered to pay more than £500,000 damages after laser surgery wrecked an antiquarian book dealer's life. In a huge embarrassment for the chain, a judge found that its staff had failed to properly warn the woman of the risks involved in the...
BBC Newsbeat debates issue of cosmetic surgery in young people
A special live debate on body image and cosmetic surgery was aired on BBC Newsbeat last night (24th April). The broadcaster heard from young people considering cosmetic surgery and their reasons why. They were joined by Apprentice winner Dr Leah Totton, who has...
Concerns raised regarding increase in cosmetic surgery procedures in young people
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) has expressed concern regarding the number of young people opting for cosmetic procedures. The organisation reported a 17% increase in cosmetic procedures in 2013, taking the total number of procedures...
hospital infection rates need to come down, says NICE
More needs to be done to prevent hospital patients from developing infections, says an NHS watchdog. One in 16 patients treated by the NHS will pick up an infection, latest figures show. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has submitted its...
Figures show increasing popularity of cosmetic surgery
There has been a significant increase in the number of cosmetic surgery procedures taking place in the UK. Figures released by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) show 50,122 cosmetic procedures were carried out in the UK in 2013; a 17% rise...
Final episode of Botched Up Bodies airs on Channel 5
The last episode in this series of Botched up Bodies aired on Channel 5 last night (23rd January). The documentary, which explores cases of cosmetic surgery with serious adverse consequences, has profiled a number of procedures during the series, highlighting the...
Law Firm Voices Concerns Regarding Medical Misdiagnosis
Medical Solicitors Clear Law are calling for increased awareness of the risks in taking incorrect antibiotics after being approached by a number of clients who have been misdiagnosed by their GP. The personal injury firm, who specialise in prescription negligence...
11-year-old receives £8.1 million settlement after negligent delay resulted in disability
A brave 11-year-old girl, who was left facing a lifetime of acute disability by a negligent delay in her delivery at an NHS hospital, has received an £8.1 million settlement, enough to fund the lifetime of care that she will need. Amber Atkins mother, Lyn, had had a...
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Bedrail failures see BUPA fined £400,000
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,...
Sharps Injuries
‘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...
Council fined £100,000 for Legionella death at care home
Reading Borough Council has been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay costs of £20,000 after a pensioner died from pneumonia brought on by legionnaire’s disease picked up during his stay at one of their care homes. The HSE investigation heard how Lewis Payne, a...