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Hospital apologies over boy’s death

James Ratcliff — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:37:58 +0000

A hospital has apologised to the family of a 14-month-old boy for failures that led to his death.
Elyas Nasserulddin Albana died in Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham because staff failed to treat him, an inquest was told.
Deputy coroner for Birmingham…{+}

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Hospital rapped over girl’s death

James Ratcliff — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:33:02 +0000

An Essex hospital has been condemned for its failure to provide adequate treatment for a young girl with a severe learning disability who died following a routine operation.
Basildon University Hospital was brought to task by the Parliamentary and Health…{+}

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NHS counts cost of compensation

James Ratcliff — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:29:04 +0000

The most common cause of medical negligence payouts the NHS has been forced to cover is negligent care during maternity, according to figures gathered from freedom of information requests.

Severe medical negligence cases involving babies starved of…{+}

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Patients recalled for blood tests

James Ratcliff — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:21:52 +0000

Three NHS trusts in the Yorkshire area have written to more than 500 patients calling them in for tests after it emerged a healthcare worker who treated them may have been infected with HIV.

A total of 519 people have been contacted and asked to arrange…{+}

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Anaesthetist loses injury claim

James Ratcliff — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:39:45 +0000

A consultant anaesthetist who claims his back was injured after he was knocked unconscious by a theatre light during an operation has lost his £1 million High Court damages claim.

Dr Aubrey Bristow was carrying out a procedure on a cancer patient…{+}

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Cancer negligence ruling quashed

James Ratcliff — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:38:17 +0000

A woman’s claim for damages after doctors failed to diagnose her breast cancer while she was in prison was quashed by appeal judges today.

Cheryl Carter, 34, of Brixton, south London, successfully sued in the High Court for negligence over treatment…{+}

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Glaxo pays compensation over drug

James Ratcliff — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:03:48 +0000

Compensation claims have been paid to people who allege that pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes drug Avandia has caused heart attacks.

Deutsche Bank analyst Mark Clark said he believed around 50% of the cases had been closed after a spokeswoman…{+}

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Doctors’ shifts ‘may harm patients’

James Ratcliff — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:09:49 +0000

The irregular shift patterns and late nights worked by some doctors could put their patients at risk, a new report has said.

The British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland report, produced by the BMA’s Scottish Junior Doctors Committee, said shift…{+}

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Man paid damages for fractures

James Ratcliff — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:07:27 +0000

A 60-year-old man has been awarded a six-figure sum in damages after doctors failed to diagnose multiple fractures following an operation.

Lawyers for Gerald Morgan said the figure was settled out of court and criticised the trust and GP involved for…{+}

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Midwife slices off baby’s finger

James Ratcliff — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:05:48 +0000

A hospital in Wolverhampton has apologised after part of a newborn baby’s finger was accidentally sliced off by a midwife.

New Cross Hospital said the woman had been attempting to cut Shika Kainth’s umbilical cord with a pair of scissors when the incident…{+}

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