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14 Maternity Trusts to be Scrutinised as Part of National Investigation
Kirsty Allen
23 May 2016
Learning from patient deaths and safety incidents
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recently issued a warning notice to Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust requiring further improvements to its services, in order to protect patients at risk of harm and improve opportunities to learn from safety incidents.
25 April 2016
Child’s birth injury judgement highlights poor standards of medical record keeping
The recent decision of Mrs Justice McGowan in the case of FE (represented by his Litigation Friend PE) v. St Georges University Hospitals NHS Trust demonstrates the dangers run by Defendants in defending claims where the medical records and recording of notes is extremely poor.
24 March 2016
Channel Islands and foreign residents receiving treatment in the UK. How do you claim if there is medical negligence?
If you are resident overseas but you have had medical treatment whilst in the UK, you are still entitled to investigate a claim and obtain compensation for any clinical negligence that has occurred during the course of your treatment.
13 October 2015
The ‘Weekend Effect’ – How to avoid dying in hospital
A recent study has produced findings which suggest that patients are more likely to die if admitted to hospital on a weekend.
The study, authored by researchers from University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University College London and published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, examined the effect of hospital admission day on death rates across NHS England hospitals for 2013-2014. The results confirm findings from an analysis they undertook for 2009-2010.
28 September 2015
Cosmetic surgery – do your homework to reduce the risk
The American website myfreeimplants.com allows women to post photos of themselves to solicit donations for cosmetic surgery. Donors are invited to “invest in breasts” by contributing money to women seeking breast implants. Women post photos and messages about their plastic surgery goals and network with online benefactors, and in return, donors pay women to help them “achieve the body of their dreams”. Gobsmacked? So was I.