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Misplaced Naso-Gastric Feed Case Study
A nasogastric feed (NG) is a tube inserted through the nose, down the throat and into the stomach. It is [...] More…
HOSPITAL AGREE SETTLEMENT AFTER COLITIS DEATH
Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has reached an out of court settlement with the widow of a patient who died [...] More…
CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME CASES
Cauda Equina Syndrome(CES) results from a disc (the disc that separates your vertebrae) protruding or bulging and putting pressure on [...] More…
Coroner critical of hospital mistakes
The Pennine Acute Trust has been criticised by coroner Simon Nelson following the death of Christopher Farrington (46). Mr Farrington [...] More…
What To Do When Someone Dies – Practical Steps
When someone dies there are a lot of practical matters to attend to. As well as registering the death, arranging [...] More…
Tragic Death Causes NHS Trust to Overhaul Mental Health Care
Paul Marsay aged 36 died on 14th July 2011 when he was an inpatient on the Lakeside Ward at Leigh [...] More…
Report into Mid-Staffs NHS failings recommends “duty of candour”, a medical negligence lawyer’s view
Mr Francis QC has today published the results of his enquiry into mid Staffordshire NHS trust. It is now well [...] More…
Dummy taped to baby at Stafford Hospital
It has been reported that a member of staff has been suspended at scandal hit Stafford Hospital after a [...] More…
Specialist medical negligence solicitor Chris Gawne, on the need for honesty with patients
Doctors have a duty to get proper consent from a patient before a procedure. This means that they must give [...] More…
Suicide amongst Men on the increase in the UK
The Office of National Statistics has published their latest report on deaths by suicide in the UK. The report shows [...] More…
