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In 2009-10, the NHS paid out £56 million in compensation to patients who had been incorrectly misdiagnosed. In 2010-2011 this rocketed to £98 million. In 2011, 1,204 successful cases were brought against NHS trusts for misdiagnosis – an increase of 80 per cent over a five-year period from 2006-7. On the basis of these figures, […]
ReadWith David Cameron promising that England will “become the first country in the world to deliver a truly seven-day NHS” by 2020, what does that mean for us and is it really achievable? Let’s look at why there is need for a seven-day NHS. First of all, if you are admitted to hospital over the […]
ReadAt a time when the NHS is facing challenges with more Government funding cuts and an ageing population, public support for this great institution is running high. Yet with 308 “never events” taking place in England between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015, more still needs to be done to prevent them. What is […]
ReadIn some cases, clients who have sought to make a claim have been let down by their Solicitors, often because they have failed to comply with court orders. If this happens for whatever reason, the client should be aware of the potential repercussions and what they can do about it. The Civil Procedure Rules laid […]
ReadA SHOCK poll has revealed that 79 percent of people in the North West have called for better healthcare services for cancer patients. The independent consumer survey found that four out of every five people questioned felt vulnerable cancer patients deserve improved care. The news comes after Beating Bowel Cancer revealed that thousands of people […]
ReadA&E delays are costing lives. That’s the view of almost three in four people across the northwest according to an independent consumer survey this week. Only 27 percent of people questioned felt assured lives were not at stake. The findings come after recent reports that delays facing A&E patients have plunged to their worst levels […]
ReadA girl left with catastrophic brain damage by NHS blunders at her birth has won more than £10million in compensation. Ayla Ellison, who is now seven, suffered a severe haemorrhage in the womb as a result of staff negligence at Furness General Hospital in Barrow, Cumbria. She has severe quadriplegic spastic cerebral palsy, the High […]
ReadOn the 15 November 2014 the interim executive board of the Colchester general hospital declared a ‘major incident’ following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Hospital is keeping what it means by ‘major incident’ to itself for the time being. Its uncertain whether it was linked to the inspection by the […]
ReadIt has recently been announced by Jeremy Hunt MP, Health Secretary that the NHS is recruiting an extra 260 Doctors in an effort to bolster the demand of accident and emergency units in England, especially in the lead up to winter. There will also be an emphasis on recruiting senior Doctors were needed. Research […]
ReadA group of medical organisations and health charities have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister, leader of the opposition and Deputy Prime Minister, warning that the NHS is at breaking point. The group confirmed that even though the health care budget was maintained in these times of austerity. The NHS has not seen […]
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