Medical Negligence

• Four more families come forward over baby deaths at East Kent hospitals

  • PostedFebruary 11, 2020

  Following on from our previous article that reported at least seven preventable baby deaths had occurred at East Kent hospitals, this number has now risen as more families have come...

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• Ian Paterson inquiry: culture of denial allowed surgeon to continue harming patients

  • PostedFebruary 4, 2020

  In 2017, surgeon Ian Patterson was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent in relation to unnecessary and inappropriate “cleavage-sparing” mastectomies performed on NHS and private sector patients....

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• Inquest into fire death of Yarmouth woman shows health and social workers ‘didn’t know’ of policy to reduce risk of harm

  • PostedFebruary 3, 2020

  An inquest into the death of a Great Yarmouth woman who died in a fire at her home has revealed that health and social workers involved in the case ‘didn’t...

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• Woman dies of cancer after receiving wrong smear test results

  • PostedJanuary 31, 2020

  An inquest has begun into the death of a woman who died of cervical cancer, despite being given the all-clear from a smear test. Julie O’Connor, 49, died in February...

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• Suffolk hospital ‘witch hunt’ puts lives at risk

  • PostedJanuary 29, 2020

  A Suffolk hospital has been accused of secrecy, bullying and intimidation after a ‘witch hunt’ was carried out to identify a whistleblower who had raised concerns over a woman’s death....

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• Inquest into death of Great Yarmouth woman who died in flat fire

  • PostedJanuary 28, 2020

  Sharon Allison, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, is to represent a family at an inquest that opens tomorrow (29 January). The inquest will be looking into the death...

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• Compensation secured for man who collapsed after medication mix-up

  • PostedJanuary 24, 2020

  A chartered legal executive in the medical negligence team at Ashtons Legal has secured a significant amount of compensation for a man who collapsed after he was given the wrong...

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• At least seven preventable baby deaths at East Kent hospitals

  • PostedJanuary 23, 2020

  East Kent Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has acknowledged that at least seven preventable baby deaths may have occurred over the last four years. The trust, which is made up of...

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• Lack of care leaves dementia patients trapped in hospital

  • PostedJanuary 22, 2020

  The Alzheimer’s Society, a charity for people with dementia, has highlighted the need for change after it was revealed that thousands of dementia patients are being left in hospitals due...

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• The True Cost of Medical Negligence

  • PostedJanuary 21, 2020

  An article published on BBC News today has stated that the NHS in England is facing paying up to £4.3bn in legal fees in order to resolve ongoing medical negligence...

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• Suffolk hospital’s investigation to hunt down whistleblower

  • PostedJanuary 16, 2020

  Hospital bosses at the West Suffolk Hospital, in Bury St Edmunds, have asked doctors for fingerprints after an anonymous letter was sent to the family of a woman who died...

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• NSFT – No Longer the Worst Mental Health Unit in England?

  • PostedJanuary 15, 2020

  The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), which last year was named as one of the worst mental health trusts, will stay in special measures, despite the Care Quality...

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