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Patient deaths under investigation as trust admits ‘poor record keeping’
Yesterday the news broke that the deaths of 25 patients under the care of Imperial College Healthcare trust in London are being investigated after the authority admitted to 'poor record keeping'. I found this story of particular interest as I have recently represented a client whose...
Failures in NHS care revealed by watchdog
Yesterday the news broke that more than a quarter of NHS and social care services in England are failing to meet the acceptable standards that they should.
According to the BBC , the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that staff shortages and poor management of medicines were common...
NHS trusts on the brink must be supported to ensure patient safety
This week there has been much news about the NHS cash crisis, with the Mirror reporting today that Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has been told it could 'spread like wildfire through hospitals'.
The warning comes after Mr Lansley announced that South London Healthcare NHS Trust could be...
Claims NHS can’t cope with patients with several diseases
Yesterday there were claims that the NHS cannot cope with the rising number of people under the age of 65 who are suffering from two or more long-term diseases.
A report by the BBC stated that a study has found that the system needs 'radical change' to be able to deal with the soaring...
A&E doctor slams NHS weekend care that puts lives at risk
The issue of poor NHS patient care at the weekend because of a lack of senior doctors on duty was highlighted by a consultant writing for the Daily Mail yesterday.
Dr Nick Edwards slammed the 'scandal' of the nine to five culture in the NHS, which he says puts patients' lives in danger...
Heart patient died after contracting infection from throat probe, the Metro reports
The case of Nancy Lane, the patient who died after contracting hepatitis B from a dirty surgical instrument in an NHS hospital, received widespread media coverage over the past week.
Nancy had been in hospital having a heart operation and had recovered well. However, she caught the deadly...
NHS reform bill loses more support – but strong action is needed
In another twist for the NHS reforms bill, which has been dogged by controversy over the past few weeks, Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords have urged the government to rewrite it.
The bill returns to the House of Lords for debate later today and a group of Lib Dem peers want to see...
