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Stress on the NHS: Do you really need to attend A&E this winter?
- 07.12.2017
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
I have written previously about the need to ensure treatment is provided promptly as delays treating serious conditions can result in life-changing injuries or even death. I am therefore encouraging everyone to think carefully about whether you need to attend A&E this winter to try and help ensure that the most serious conditions and injuries are able to be treated in time.
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Costs of compensation claims for clinical negligence are 'spiralling'
- 04.12.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Clinical negligence costs are spiralling out of control according to a new report by the Public Accounts Committee.
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Reducing stillbirth and brain injuries to babies
- 28.11.2017
- GillEdwards
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
A change in law is to be annoucned that will allow parents of full-term babies who are stillborn to have the death investigated by a Coroner at an inquest. The intention is for lessons to be learned from any mistakes made during labour.
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Overcrowding in hospitals expected again this winter?
- 16.11.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Last winter, statistics revealed how nine in 10 hospitals were overcrowded but are we likely to see the same this winter? Hospitals are meant to have no more than 85% of beds occupied to minimise the risk of infections and delays in treatment. However, analysis of 152 hospitals earlier this year showed 137 of those were above the 85% occupancy. Hannah Bottomley, clinical negligence solicitor at Potter Rees Dolan, comments...
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Amazing inventions for brain injured children on the Big Life Fix
- 15.11.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury, Opinion, Personal-injury, Opinion, Personal-injury, Opinion, Personal-injury, Opinion
The latest instalment of the Big Life Fix on the BBC was a Children in Need special; focusing on a number of children with various disabilities. It was fascinating to see the designers and engineers come up with such brilliant ideas to help the children feel included amonsgt their peers.
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Vaginal tears and other birth injuries are more common in certain hospitals
- 09.11.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Women are more likely to suffer complications during birth in some hospitals than others according to a recent maternity services audit.
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New device to help with early diagnosis of melanoma skin cancer
- 09.11.2017
- GillEdwards
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
Four engineering students from McMasters University in Canada have developed a device to help with the early diagnosis of melanoma skin cancer. The sKan detects changes in skin temperature and produces a thermal map which identifies whether a lesion is cancerous at a fraction of the cost of other devices.
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Miscarriages detected with new blood test during pregnancy
- 02.11.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A blood test in the early stages of pregnancy could reveal potential birth complications, new research shows.
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Thousands leave their job each year due to mental health
- 26.10.2017
- RichardEdwards
- Personal-injury, Opinion, Personal-injury, Opinion, Personal-injury, Opinion, Personal-injury, Opinion, Personal-injury, Opinion, Personal-injury, Opinion
The extent of poor mental health and its impact upon the ability of people to engage in work is laid bare in this important report. Employers have long been under a duty to look out for the mental well-being of their employees.
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Hospitals across the UK are missing patient waiting targets
- 18.10.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Waiting targets for cancer care, A&E and planned operations are being missed by hospitals across the UK, according to BBC research.
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