A combination of NHS and private ambulances are responsible for ferrying people around sites in the UK. But the Association said the HS and private ambulances used for the transfers are poorly equipped and its members have called for a national transfer…

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Andrew Dismore, Labour Member of Parliament for Hendon and vice chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health, has launched his Private Member’s Bill, the Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau Bill. He said: “There are …

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According to the Healthcare Commission, trusts in England and Wales need to improve their reporting of patient errors. The warning came after data on patient safety “incidents” in individual NHS trusts showed wide variation, with some seemingly reporting …

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Hannah Vickers, the widow of Paul who died in 2005 at Tameside hospital, successfully sued the hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust at Manchester county court, after the Trust admitted its negligence in causing his death by inadequately treating the infection. Paul …

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Kevin Rousell, Head of Claims Management Regulation at the Ministry of Justice, will provide the keynote address, giving delegates an inside view of the MoJ Claims Management Regulation after the first three years of operation. The conference will provide …

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