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FRC Launches Consultation on New Routes to Resolution Under the Audit Enforcement Procedure
Julie Matheson
9 January 2025
Delays in Diagnosis: Meningococcal Disease and Meningitis
New data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows a significant rise in cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) across England during 2022/23 compared with the previous year. Meningococcal disease is the collective name given to disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis. Infection with this bacteria can result in either meningitis or septicaemia (commonly known as blood poisoning) or both.
11 December 2024
Unnecessary Amputations – Time for a new approach?
A recent press article in the Mail Online claims that new research has revealed that ‘four in five limb amputations on the NHS are ‘unnecessary’’. The article sets out concerns that doctors are failing to spot the early signs of Peripheral Arterial Disease.
3 December 2024
Life after medical injury: what compensation for future costs can claimants obtain?
3 December marks the United Nations International Day of Peoples with Disabilities. This year we reflect on how compensation from medical negligence claims can support disabled claimants to live the best quality of life post-injury.
25 November 2024
Magic Moments at the Back Up Ball
According to the latest impact report from charity Back Up, in 2023/24 4,400 people - one every two hours - across the UK sustained a sustained a spinal cord injury. This is a very worrying statistic and support services for those impacted are critically important. Back Up’s vision, as set out in their latest report, is a world where people with a spinal cord injury can realise their full potential. The charity seeks to deliver services that build confidence, independence and inspire people affected by spinal cord injury to transform their lives.
14 November 2024
World Diabetes Day: Understanding the Impact of Diabetes
World Diabetes Day is marked on 14 November as it is the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting who co-discovered insulin together with Charles Best in 1922. The theme for World Diabetes Day 2024 is “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps” with the goal being to reduce the risk of diabetes and to ensure that everyone who is diagnosed with diabetes has access to quality care, diagnosis and management.
