Blog
How does a leg amputation affect the rest of the body?
- 12.05.2016
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury
An amputation can affect the body in a whole host of ways that people don't realise. Find out how here....
Read the rest of this post...
App launched for patients and parents at Alder Hey Hospital
- 11.05.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
Alder Hey Hospital are developing an app to help patients and doctors work better together to make hospital visits run more smoothly by answering questions children and their parents may have about their stay in hospital
Read the rest of this post...
Patients discharged from hospital early or without assessment
- 11.05.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
NHS patients are being sent home from hospital afraid and with little support, especially vulnerable people such as the elderly.
Read the rest of this post...
Thousands of deaths due to heart attacks could be prevented
- 10.05.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
Study finds that 33,000 hearts attack deaths could have been prevented if the NHS had followed its own guidelines
Read the rest of this post...
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.
Read the rest of this post...
Plans for first personalised 3D-printed wheelchair unveiled
- 09.05.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
The 'world's first' made-to-measure wheelchair using 3D printing will be launched as part of Clerkenwell Design Week at the end of the month
Read the rest of this post...
Negligence in hospital during birth led to stillborn baby
- 05.05.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
The hospital has admitted liability and apologised for the death of baby Theo after the equipment to monitor his heartbeat was broken and paramedics managed to get lost.
Read the rest of this post...
Man suffered serious injuries after falling through skylight
- 04.05.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
Ian Kirby was replacing broken tiles on a roof when he stepped onto an adjacent fragile roof to remove debris when he fell several feet through a skylight into a tractor scraper below.
Read the rest of this post...
It was nice to present the group, which does great work for amputees and their carers in the Liverpool area, with a cheque for £300 and enjoy a drink and a chat with all who attended!
Read the rest of this post...
Thousands denied hip operations every year despite guidelines
- 28.04.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
The study found that hospitals are denying patients based on their age, weight and mobility even though the guidelines state only those with cognitive impairments or severe walking problems shouldn't have the operation.
Read the rest of this post...