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Junior doctors unaware of key stroke diagnosis tests
The BBC reported yesterday that many junior doctors in A&E are unaware of the key tests for diagnosing the most lethal form of stroke. The survey found that only 25 per cent of junior doctors know what the crucial tests are for Sub Arachnoid Haemorrhage (SAE). While the deadly...
DVT screening – Radio Four programme ‘Face the Facts’ explores the issue
Later today BBC Radio Four will air a programme which investigates the failure of English hospitals to screen for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). JMW Solicitors are currently running a number of cases which deal with the failure to diagnose or prevent DVT in patients. Therefore we will all...
Pressure Sores....Top offenders named and shamed.
Warrington and Halton Hospital Trust Medway Trust , Kent Southend University Hospital Trust in Essex Royal Bolton Hospital in Greater Manchester West Herts Trust Luton and Dunstable Hospital Trust...
NHS Complaints ....on the rise and in need of review
This week there has been lots of talk about the way complaints about healthcare are handled in the UK. There have been calls to expand the role of the Health Service Ombudsman to allow more claims to be examined as part of an appeals process when patients are unhappy. A...
Failings in hospital care of the elderly
Before the long weekend, an inspection report compiled by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was published demonstrating "appalling levels of care" of elderly patients in some of the 12 hospitals surveyed. In fact, three NHS trusts; Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS trust, the Ipswich Hospital...
Flu death toll 2010 revealed
Yesterday figures were published by the Health Protection Agency, which shows that last winter's flu outbreak claimed 602 lives in the UK, with more than 70% of the deaths among 15- to 64-year-olds. The reasons for the particular demographics of the figures published are two fold....
Worry about hospitals close to home
At JMW Solicitors our clinical negligence department prides ourselves on providing a country wide service. Although the law is different in Scotland and Ireland which prevents us from acting in cases in those countries, we are able to represent clients from the whole of England and Wales....
