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Calls for law change of inquests into stillborn babies
- 06.10.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A baby girl died due to 'gross errors and mismanagement' by a hospital where her parents both work who are now calling for changes into inquests of stillborn babies.
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Cerebral Palsy: what can be done to limit occurrences?
- 06.10.2017
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Not all causes of cerebral palsy may be negligent but poor care and treatment resulting in children being deprived of oxygen before birth can lead to the often significant and life changing injuries associated with cerebral palsy.
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Only with right support can individuals with cerebral palsy reach full potential
- 06.10.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
To mark World Cerebral Palsy Day, we look at how cerebral palsy is a complex and often hard to define injury which can mean different things to different people. However, the one thing which seems to be a common theme is that it is only with the right support can individuals with cerebral palsy reach their full potential.
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Two people died after incidents involving spinal surgery
- 05.10.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Spinal surgery has been suspended due to four serious incidents at a North West hospital. where two people died after 'medical complications' between March and August this year.
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Newborn baby girl dies at just one day old after medical staff failings
- 03.10.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A Manchester hospital has apologised after a one-day-old baby girl died under their care. Baby Niamh passed away after being delivered at North Manchester General Hospital when her mother's labour was not properly managed.
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Hospital failures cause baby to die three hours after delivery
- 21.09.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A newborn baby died after staff at a Manchester hospital 'dismissed and ignored' his mother's concerns whilst pregnant.
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NHS needs to learn from mistakes and improve reporting
- 20.09.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Medical negligence leading to cerebral palsy and other brain injuries could be reduced if reporting was at a higher standard. A new report from NHS Resolution analysed 50 claims between 2012 and 2016 and found the number of patients born with cerebral palsy and brain injuries remained the same.
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Guilty plea by NHS Trust over epileptic teenager's death
- 18.09.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
The NHS trust where a patient drowned in a bath after an epileptic seizure has admitted guilt over his death. Connor Sparrowhawk was 18 years old when he sadly died after drowning in a bath at Slade House in Oxford in 2013.
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Calls for antibiotic treatment of Group B Strep for women in labour
- 14.09.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Hundreds of newborn babies a year in the UK catch GBS with two in every 20 infected babies developing a disability and one in every 20 sadly passing away. But, with prompt treatment, most can make a full recovery.
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Post code lottery for access to psychiatrists in the UK
- 13.09.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
People with a severe mental illness are being let down by the huge discrepancies in consultant psychiatrist numbers across the country.
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