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Victims of Fraud Series Part 3: “What can I do if the fraudster has disappeared?” - Persons Unknown Injunctions
Elliot Grosvenor-Taylor
30 October 2018
NHS “Speak up Month” October 2018
Within the NHS October is “speak up month”. This is an initiative of the National Guardian’s Office which is an independent non-statutory body charged with the task of leading culture change in the NHS so that speaking up becomes “business as usual”. Importantly the National Guardian’s Office is not a regulator but it has close links with the Care Quality Commission, NHS England and NHS Improvement.
24 October 2018
Ever waited in A&E?
Her temperature was not coming down, and for the past 3 days, it was an average of 39°C. The usual quick fix of Calpol, water and rest was just not working, and my 6 year old niece was becoming weaker and weaker. We became increasingly worried, and having visited and called the GP, we were advised to go to the paediatric A&E department at Croydon University Hospital.
10 October 2018
Should the NHS pay damages for incorrect advice about waiting times?
At first blush the answer to this is of course not, but what if it was you who got seriously injured as a result?
3 October 2018
Should Pret a Manger pay compensation to the family of the teenager who died after eating a Pret sandwich?
This week the media has been full of the tragic story of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, the teenager who died on an aeroplane after having an allergic reaction to a Pret a Manger baguette.
12 September 2018
Patient bleeds to death in hospital corridor - deteriorating standards at North Middlesex University Hospital
‘Serious incidents’ and ‘never events’ are becoming alarmingly frequent at North Middlesex University Hospital, where a Care Quality Commission review carried out in September 2016 found that the hospital ‘requires improvement’ in all areas other than surgery. Worryingly, it seems that conditions at the hospital have failed to improve since then, with a recent article revealing that the number of ‘serious incidents’ and ‘never events’ has been steadily on the increase since 2015.
