Medical Negligence
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Out of 39 mental health trusts that provided figures for their crisis teams, 27 had seen their workload increase by 70%, and some had seen referrals rise by as much...
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In May 2017 the BBC investigated claims that patients were waiting over a year for operations at the Kettering General Hospital after David Phelan, a hospital trust governor, found discrepancies...
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An inquest opens tomorrow (29 June) at Norwich Coroners Court into the death of a high flying Norwich law student. The family will be represented by a medical injury specialist...
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An inquest opens today into the death of a Nottingham man after a hospital failed to diagnose lung cancer. Keith Beardsmore, aged 73, had undergone a chest x-ray at Nottingham...
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This is the result of a confidential deal between the health service and the drug company Roche. Kadcyla, the undiscounted cost of which had been £90,000 per patient, adds an...
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Official figures published by NHS Digital show that the number of GPs has fallen since the NHS launched a ‘rescue package’ to tackle the crisis of a shortage of family...
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Hundreds more patients are expected to seek compensation after a breast surgeon was convicted of carrying out needless operations. Ian Paterson, 59, was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding...
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A member of the medical injury team at Ashtons, has obtained a settlement of £330,000 for Mr H who developed avoidable pressure ulcers while under the care of the NHS....
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Overcrowded hospitals in England were forced to close their doors nearly 500 times to ambulances this winter. The number of diverts was nearly double the level in the previous three...
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Online pharmacies and delivery services have become more common as the public look for the easiest ways to obtain relatively simple and repeat medication. However, a recent inspection by the...
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Did we know that among the options being suggested to alleviate the pressure is a dedicated tax for the health service, which apparently will be transparent, easily understandable and less...
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The inquest takes place in Ipswich on Monday (27 March) into the death of a Norwich man, after prolonged treatment for mental illness and a last minute emergency to find...
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