by Clear Law | Feb 13, 2015 | News
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...
by Clear Law | Feb 3, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
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...
by Clear Law | Feb 2, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
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...
by Clear Law | Feb 2, 2015 | Hospital Negligence
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...
by Clear Law | Jan 29, 2015 | Hospital Negligence
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...
