by Clear Law | Mar 17, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
The biggest NHS hospital trust in England, Barts Health NHS Trust, has today (17th March) been placed in special measures following a damning report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Issues were raised relating to patient safety and the CQC’s report also revealed...
by Clear Law | Mar 16, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
North Devon health trust is short of around 100 nurses, NHS managers have revealed. There should be 1,218 nurses at the trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is issuing a recruitment drive to boost current numbers. Dr Alison Diamond, chief executive, said:...
by Clear Law | Mar 16, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
A woman from Lanarkshire has been awarded £5.25m compensation after a 16-year fight for justice. 40-year-old Nadine Montgomery’s son Sam suffered brain damage during his birth, which Mrs Montgomery claimed was as a result of medics neglecting to give her adequate...
by Clear Law | Mar 13, 2015 | Hospital Negligence
An investigation by the BBC has revealed that there is a chronic shortage of GPs across the UK after the number of unfilled GP posts quadrupled during the last three years. The BBC Inside Out ComRes survey, which questioned more than 1,000 GPs in the UK, found that...
by Clear Law | Mar 13, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
The family of one young man who suffered a catastrophic seizure 14 years ago has succeeded in securing him £3.9 million in damages. The 25-year-old man was born with a thyroid condition which went undiagnosed and untreated for much of his childhood. That was despite...