The independent privately-funded inquiry called the use of contaminated blood products to treat patients with haemophilia a “horrific human tragedy”. In the 1970s and 1980s, nearly 5,000 people were exposed to hepatitis C. Of these, over 1,200 were also infected with HIV. …
The High Court is to consider a judicial review brought by Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) – the charity for patient safety and justice – regarding a decision by the GMC not even to investigate allegations that doctors attempted to
The SDT suspended senior partner Ian Firth for four years, and his younger colleagues David Barber for two years and Jonathan Markham for six months. …
Small business insurer Hiscox said the last quarter saw a threefold increase in insurance claims from employers being sued by employees for “unfair dismissal’. …
The total for last winter was around £30 million, but the first six weeks of 2009 alone have seen claims rising an extra £10 million on top of this. However, there are thoughts the rise in home claims could be in line with general claims increases caused…
