Hospital Error

• Study finds the safety errors that occur most often on hospital wards

  • PostedAugust 9, 2021

  A recent study has found the most common serious safety errors that were reported on hospital wards in England and Wales over a 10 year period. The study, which involved...

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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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• 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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