by Russell Worth | Dec 22, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
It has been reported that patients with suspected cases of cancer are being refused important tests by managers in a bid to meet waiting time targets. Senior doctors have warned that some patients are being told that they don’t qualify for the two-week track, and...
by Russell Worth | Dec 17, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
A veteran judge praised a mother for showing him the brighter side of human nature as he approved a £4 million compensation pay-out to her teenage son, who was left facing a lifetime of acute disability as a result of oxygen starvation during his birth. The...
by Russell Worth | Dec 16, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
Yesterday (15th December) we covered a story by BBC News, which gave details of figures showing accident and emergency (A&E) departments in the UK are struggling to hit waiting time targets this winter. Today (16th December) it has been reported that MSPs have...
by Russell Worth | Dec 15, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
Figures have shown that accident and emergency (A&E) units across the UK are finding it hard to hit waiting time targets as winter takes hold. The number of demands placed on the NHS typically increase during colder months as a result of illnesses such as flu and...
by Russell Worth | Dec 9, 2014 | Medical Negligence, News
A man in his 20s has been awarded £1 million compensation for his life-long injuries. The man is one of the last, if not the last, victim of the notorious spate of allegedly negligent paediatric surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary to have his case settled, more than a...
by Russell Worth | Dec 5, 2014 | Medical Negligence
A report by NHS consumer watchdog Healthwatch England has found as many as one in three hospitals take no action when visitors complain to them. The report has come about following numerous calls to the organisation from concerned members of the public who had been...
