by Russell Worth | Jan 6, 2015 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
A major incident was declared at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge on Tuesday (6th January). The hospital is the seventh to declare a major incident this week, as reports suggest staff are struggling are cope with the level of demand being placed on them....
by Russell Worth | Jan 6, 2015 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
Waiting times in A&E units across England are at their worst in a decade, official figures show. Government targets in England state that 95 per cent of patients must be seen within a four-hour window, however latest figures from October to December show that just...
by Russell Worth | Jan 5, 2015 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
The South Western Ambulance Service was dealing with 38% more incidents over the Christmas period, new figures show. The service dealt with 3,205 incidents on 27th December alone – 883 more than that recorded on the same Saturday in 2013. It said that the...
by Russell Worth | Jan 2, 2015 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
A hospital in Basildon has issued an apology and launched an investigation following two botched operations. The so-called “never events”, used to describe incidents so serious they should never happen, saw surgeons first operating on the wrong part of a patient’s...
by Russell Worth | Jan 2, 2015 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
A soldier who underwent surgery in the hope of a cure for his loud snoring but who ended up a contracting a virulent hospital infection which wrecked his life has won more than £1.5 million in compensation from the NHS for his injuries. The man, a promising warrant...
