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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
23 February 2017
Delays in A&E: Not Just a Matter of Time
Over the past few weeks there have been numerous stories published on the pressures which A&E Services have come under this winter. The time taken to be seen initially, as well as the “trolley wait” for admission has been under scrutiny like never before, with reports of significant numbers of patients with waits of between 4-12 hours and even longer.
15 February 2017
Blame the system, not the staff
Last week the BBC 10 o’clock news ran a nightly feature on the NHS, looking in particular at the Royal Blackburn Hospital, one of the busiest hospitals in the North West. We saw tired and worried patients being looked after by exhausted and demoralised staff, a nurse saying “it’s dangerous, it’s frightening”, and a patient saying “they need beds and staff - the Doctors and Nurses are working really hard, and it’s heart breaking”.
15 February 2017
The importance of a roof over your head (is it time to revisit Roberts v Johnstone?)
At Kingsley Napley we specialise in high value claims. Any life changing condition, such as a spinal injury or cerebral palsy, may mean that the Claimant’s home is not suitable for their needs. As part of the case we will look very carefully at the Claimant’s current home situation and with the help of experts, evaluate whether it is appropriate for the needs of the Claimant.
8 February 2017
999 – can you hear me?
It has recently been widely reported that Accident and Emergency departments across the country have reached crisis and are often unable to provide a level of care where patients can be seen and treated within a reasonable period of time which may be crucial in saving someone’s life or preventing further injury from occurring. Despite the £700m in additional funding from the Department of Health this wasn’t enough to halt the decline in A&E.
1 February 2017
How to get the NHS rabbit out of the headlights
An article by Lawrence Dunhill in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) on the 18th January reported Mike Durkin (The national director of patient safety at NHS improvement) describing the health service as like a "rabbit in the headlights". He was describing the fact that in the maelstrom of all of the pressures on the NHS, from patient numbers to hospitals under pressure to deliver strict financial targets, safety is being compromised. Almost worse than this was his conclusion that the cause of the compromise is that there is a fear of raising the issue because they will not be listened to.