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Study suggests GPs are failing to detect early signs of ovarian cancer
- 10.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Research from charity Target Ovarian Cancer suggests that women are dying unnecessarily due to GPs’ failure to spot early signs of ovarian cancer.
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Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS: Failings led to grandfather's death
- 03.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Bosses at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust have issued an apology after an inquest found a series of failings had resulted in the death of a 57-year-old man.
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Public inquiry into contaminated blood scandal begins
- 02.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Public inquiry into "the worst treatment scandal in the history of the NHS" is to start taking evidence this week, after around 4800 people with haemophilia were infected with hepatitis C or HIV due to contaminated blood products in the 70s and 80s.
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Patient lives at risk due to low number of registered NHS nurses
- 18.04.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A quarter of NHS nursing wards in England are operating with “high-risk” staffing levels, research has found. Our Helen Budge comments in Potter Rees Dolan’s latest blog.
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Potter Rees Dolan secure £114 million in damages in twelve months
- 12.04.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection
We are delighted to announce that between February 2018 and February 2019, we secured a total of £114 million in damages for our seriously injured clients.
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Care Quality Commission publish report on NHS 'Never Events'
- 12.04.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently published a report that focused assessing the number and type of never events in NHS hospitals around the UK.
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New guidance on use of vaginal mesh surgery met with criticism
- 09.04.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Media-Coverage, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Media-Coverage
New guidance recently published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the use of surgical mesh to manage stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or pelvic prolapse (POP) has been met with criticism from victims, solicitors, MPs and campaigners.
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Father died from sepsis after signs were missed by hospital
- 03.04.2019
- GillEdwards
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
Simon Smith died from sepsis after his symptoms were missed by hospital staff causing a delay in administering antibiotics.
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Government considering coroners to investigate all stillborn babies
- 27.03.2019
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A government consultation is currently being held into whether coroners should be allowed to investigate all stillbirths which would help parents gain answers on what happened to their baby and what went wrong. Lesley Herbertson, a Partner within our Clinical Negligence team, comments here...
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Shortage of cancer doctors could lead to delay in treatments
- 21.03.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A recent census carried out by Royal College of Radiologists has highlighted a shortage of senior Oncologists throughout UK cancer centers, which could lead to a delay in treatment. Our Lesley Herbertson comments here...
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