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Motion for chronic pain to be identified as medical condition
- 21.06.2016
- LesleyHerbertson
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
It has been reported by the Royal College of Anaesthetists that at least 10 MPs have signed up to an Early Day Motion that chronic pain be identified as a condition in its own right.
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Quality of investigations into baby deaths not good enough
- 10.06.2016
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
The recent investigation by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists into problems in labour has highlighted the major issue of investigation into the deaths. The report has concluded that the quality of such investigations is simply not good enough.
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Patients at risk due to early discharge from hospital
- 27.05.2016
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
Such delays are estimated to cost an eye-watering £820m each year and are putting older patients at risk due to the loss of mobility seen during prolonged stays in hospital.
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Complaint to NHS after delay in diagnosing cancer led to death
- 24.05.2016
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
This tragic case is one of the unfortunate matters to have come to light with the latest reports on complaints handled by the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO)
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Fifteen babies die every day in the UK from stillbirth or within four weeks of being born
- 18.05.2016
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
New report has shown the number of babies dying every day either during labour or within a month of their birth.
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What is the future of the prosthetics industry?
- 17.05.2016
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury
We investigate just a few of the amazing innovations and the technological progress taking place in the prosthetics industry that are going to - or are already - helping amputees reach new levels of comfort, control and mobility.
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“No matter what happens you have to keep going”: how one 21-year-old is focused on overcoming any obstacle in his way following his amputation
- 16.05.2016
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
We spoke to our client Matthew Riley, 21, who unfortunately had his right leg amputated following a motorbike accident, to find out more about his life before and after the accident.
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Short-staffed ambulance service leads to increased waiting times
- 10.05.2016
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
The CQC found insufficient staffing levels at East Midlands Ambulance Service which had a direct impact on ambulance response times which is worrying as often with serious medical conditions and accidents the timing of the intervention is crucial.
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Inquest into death of newborn baby raises financial concerns
- 19.04.2016
- LesleyHerbertson
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
It is reported that the baby's mother had told her treating doctors that she had been advised that she had a narrow birth canal and that all future deliveries should take place by way of caesarean section but she was ignored.
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Mixed feelings on new recommendations from CQC into death investigations
- 13.04.2016
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
I have always felt passionately about representing the families of patients who have died following or during the provision of healthcare and know from experience that transparency is key.
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