NHS
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Machines that are able to detect sepsis are being installed at a children’s hospital in Scotland. The monitors, which have been fitted at Royal Hospital for Children, in Glasgow, are...
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More and more patients are having to be cared for in hospital corridors as a result of overcrowded A&E units, NHS staff have warned. “Corridor nursing” runs the risk of...
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A patient safety inquiry has been begun after a technological error meant that more than 28,000 pieces of confidential NHS mail were not delivered. The letters, containing medical correspondence to...
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Junior doctors play a crucial role within the NHS. Their hours are long, their work is demanding and their environment is stressful. On top of this, many claim to be...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Martyn Hayward, a specialist asbestos-related disease lawyer, has obtained a five-figure settlement for the family of a deceased lady who suffered from mesothelioma, an asbestos-related illness. Mrs G was employed...
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