by Clear Law | Mar 9, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
Over 900 patients have had scheduled surgery cancelled so far this year in the West of England for non-medical reasons, it has been reported. Almost half of those (436) were due to go in for surgery at two Gloucestershire hospitals, with The Great Western hospital in...
by Clear Law | Mar 4, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
The NHS is launching a review of maternity services in England following a damning report which identified a “lethal mix” of errors that led to the preventable deaths of eleven babies and one mother at a hospital in Cumbria. The inquiry into the University hospitals...
by Clear Law | Mar 3, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
A new study has suggested that some private hospitals are putting patients’ lives at risk with senior doctors warning that they lack the facilities to deal with emergencies should things go wrong. The Centre for Health and the Public Interest, which is a leading...
by Clear Law | Mar 2, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
A Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) report has classed more than one in three investigations into deaths or forms of avoidable harm at hospitals as being ‘inadequate’. The report has prompted Dr Katherine Rake, Healthwatch England Chief Executive, to...
by Clear Law | Mar 2, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
A study has shown patients suffering hip fractures are less likely to survive if they’re discharged from hospital within five days. The study, conducted by Umea University in Sweden and published in the British Medical Journal found that, compared with patients who...
by Clear Law | Mar 2, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
New figures published last week (25th February) by the Health and Social Care Information Centre have revealed NHS hospitals in England dealt with 15.5million admissions during 2013-14. Equating to 42,400 patients every day, the figures showed an increase of 870 on...
