by Clear Law | Mar 21, 2017 | Hospital Negligence, News
A 77-year-old lady from Leicester died after choking on a doughnut that she was given while staying in hospital. The lady had been admitted to the Evington Centre’s Mental Health ward at Leicester General hospital, run by the Leicestershire Partnership Trust, in June...
by Clear Law | Mar 14, 2017 | Factsheets & Guides, Hospital Negligence
Everyone has the right to decent healthcare; the National Health Service’s own constitution provides assurance that anyone who is not content with the standard of care that they have received has the right to complain, the right to have that complaint investigated...
by Clear Law | Mar 7, 2017 | Hospital Negligence, No Fee Medical
When Baby Thomas was born 10 weeks early, there was naturally concern about his well being, but in accordance with responsible practice he was put into an incubator and transferred to the specialist baby care unit of Greenwich hospital. Tragically, he later developed...
by Clear Law | Feb 28, 2017 | Hospital Negligence, No Fee Medical
When a 35 year-old woman attended the Accident and Emergency department at Kings College hospital suffering from acute abdominal pain, she was unconvinced when she was sent home with a diagnosis of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). The severe pain continued and she...
by Clear Law | Feb 7, 2017 | Hospital Negligence, No Fee Medical
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...
