by Russell Worth | Dec 4, 2014 | Medical Negligence
A retired gardener suffering from dementia died from internal bleeding following a fall because the hospital did not notice his blood was failing to clot properly. David Simpson, who was 73 when he died, fell off a chair at Hollymount Nursing and Residential Home in...
by Russell Worth | Dec 2, 2014 | Medical Negligence
Claims by patients against the NHS for medical negligence are on the rise according to the latest figures released by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA). The organisation, which manages negligence and other claims against the NHS in England, has revealed there were...
by Russell Worth | Nov 26, 2014 | Medical Negligence
Many of the country’s GP surgeries are facing an overcrowding problem as they struggle to cope with the surge of new patients caused by migration, according to figures released by GP Magazine. The problem is so bad in some areas of UK, as many as 500 patients have...
by Russell Worth | Nov 21, 2014 | Medical Negligence, News, Personal Injury
An NHS hospital has come under fire after a woman was sent home after falling over in the street whilst intoxicated – only to be re-admitted in a coma the following day. Despite subsequent treatment, she suffered a brain injury and was left permanently disabled....
by Russell Worth | Nov 20, 2014 | Medical Negligence
The first new OFTSTED-style assessment of all 7,661 GP surgeries in England by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found up to one in six may not be giving patients the high-level of care they expect. Among the areas of concern are patients having difficulty getting...
by Russell Worth | Nov 19, 2014 | Medical Negligence
The widower of a devoted grandmother, who was killed by the ‘flesh eating bug’ just three days after she slipped on snow in her driveway and cut her arm, is seeking substantial damages from the NHS, claiming that her life could have been saved. Following her accident,...
