by Clear Law | Feb 23, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
A mother has been given £25,000 in compensation after midwives made a number of errors which resulted in her baby girl being stillborn. Hull and East Yorkshire hospitals Trust admitted the baby would have been healthy had gross errors not been made during the woman’s...
by Clear Law | Feb 20, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
Waiting times for A&E patients in England have slightly improved during February, figures show, giving a sense of “cautious optimism” amongst bosses, the BBC reports. Following reports at the beginning of the year that waiting times in A&E were worsening under...
by Clear Law | Feb 20, 2015 | News
Over a fifth of people undergoing cosmetic surgery procedures in the UK are unaware of the risks associated with the procedure, new research has found. The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) conducted the research as part of...
by Clear Law | Feb 13, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered for an annual review of “avoidance deaths” to be conducted in English hospitals. An annual study of 2,000 patient notes of those who later passed away will allow for hospitals to be ranked in accordance with avoidable mortality...
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...
