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Another death at Tameside Hospital due to clinical gross negligence
- 13.11.2015
- HannahBottomley
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Inquest into her death found at least two instances of “gross negligence” in relation to the care and treatment she received at Tameside General Hospital in 2013 in the days before she died.
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My thoughts on the recent review into quality of NHS complaints handling
- 13.11.2015
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
Review into complaints regarding allegations of avoidable harm or death found that 40% of the initial investigations were not good enough
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Client without mental capacity retains their CFA thanks to Court of Appeal
- 13.11.2015
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
The Court of Appeal decision to uphold the validity of a Conditional Fee Agreement entered into with a brain injured client who regained her capacity before subsequently losing it again has been very much welcomed.
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Death rate at Tameside Hospital is 'higher than expected'
- 13.11.2015
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
Here at PotterReesDolan we were surprised and dismayed to read that Tameside Hospital has once again been found to have higher than expected mortality rates.
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Worst A&E waiting times in the country revealed in North West
- 13.11.2015
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
We were concerned to read about the recent worrying rise in waiting times across the UK and in particular how Stepping Hill Hospital, one of our local hospitals in the North West, had the worst A&E waiting times in the country with new figures showing just 59.3% of patients are being seen within the four hour target.
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New procedures announced to improve safety in cosmetic surgery
- 13.11.2015
- LesleyHerbertson
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
We welcome the fact that steps are being put in place to better protect patients who choose to undergo cosmetic surgery
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Medical errors should be prevented in the first place rather than blaming lawyers' fees
- 13.11.2015
- LesleyHerbertson
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
The NHS Litigation Authority are estimating that in the year 2015/16 £1.4 billion will be spent of negligence claims and legal fees
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Lawyers are to be banned from charging extortionate fees for medical mistakes
- 13.11.2015
- LesleyHerbertson
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
It is not fair to suggest that one of the main burdens on the funding available is the “disproportionately high” legal costs incurred the injured patients’ lawyers
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Report into how A&E waiting times last winter were the worst in ten years
- 03.09.2015
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence
A new report from Monitor which asks 'Why did patients wait longer in A&E last winter?' was published today.
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Family’s ‘nightmare’ shock over death of 52 year old Dad
- 15.12.2014
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence
Helen Dolan represents the Stockton family where the coroner has given directions as to who should attend the full Inquest after death of 52-year-old dad.
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