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...
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,...
