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Sepsis kills more people each year than three types of cancer
- 13.03.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Survivors of sepsis are raising awareness about the condition which kills more people in the UK each year than bowel, breast and prostate cancer combined.
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Babies at risk of dying from bacteria infection during pregnancy
- 08.03.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
The number of babies being made ill or even dying from early onset group B streptococcus (GBS) has risen by 12% between 2011 and 2015. There are screenings available but these are currently not mandatory in the UK.
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Robots to diagnose patients rather than doctors with new app
- 08.03.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Patients will soon be able to receive a full diagnosis from a new app under development for smartphones. A pilot scheme has begun which encourages people to use 'chatbots' which will assess calls made to the NHS 111 non-emergency helpline.
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Five-year-old dies after being minutes late for GP appointment
- 27.02.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Doctor received only a written warning when Ellie-May, aged five, died after being turned away from an emergency GP appointment.
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Undiagnosis of spinal cancer leads to death of woman
- 08.02.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Patricia Ann Whitehouse complained of back pain for months and visited her GP on several occasions but was told she had a urinary tract infection. She was later diagnosed with spinal cancer and sadly passed away.
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Doctors who make mistakes given five year warning
- 06.02.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Patients will be told when a doctor has been issued with a warning, which lasts for five years, by the General Medical Council (GMC).
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Inquest finds hospital failures caused young woman's death
- 17.01.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A woman died after giving birth due to hospital 'failures, inadequate diagnosis and treatment' an Inquest has found.
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Young woman refused smear test dies from cervical cancer
- 13.01.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Amber Cliff, aged 25, passed away after years of symptoms which she explained to her doctors including bleeding and abdominal pains.
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Hospitals issue warnings due to increased patient numbers
- 09.01.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A third of hospital trusts announced they needed urgent action to manage the increasing amount of patients.
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