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...
by Russell Worth | Jan 2, 2015 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
The Health Services Ombudsman’s report has revealed that 175,000 written complaints were received between 2013 and 2014, up from 162,000 in the previous year. This figure means that an estimated 3,300 written complaints were submitted every week of the year,...
by Russell Worth | Dec 29, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
A young man who was left needing care for life after being starved of oxygen in an ambulance following his premature birth at a hospital which lacked full emergency obstetric facilities has won a 6.9 million compensation package from the NHS. The man, aged in his 20s,...
by Russell Worth | Dec 22, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
Asthma patients and those with severe allergies are often not being taught how to use their prescribed medical devices correctly, charities have warned. In some cases, this has led to people being prescribed stronger inhalers than actually needed, said Asthma UK and...
