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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...
Doctors overpaid millions for patients that don’t exist
At a time when the government is pushing through cuts to the legal aid system that would mean medical negligence victims are no longer eligible, it was shocking to read that GPs have been overpaid hundreds of millions of pounds ( Telegraph ).
It has been reported this morning that...
NICE must understand human cost of denying prostate cancer breakthrough drug
The medical negligence solicitors at JMW have worked with several men with prostate cancer, who have needed our services due to various issues with their NHS care. That's why it was shocking to hear last week that one of the only drugs that can prolong the lives of those in the advanced...
More NHS professionals call for healthcare bill to be scrapped
Pressure is mounting on the government over the health care reforms bill, after another professional organisation called for it to be scrapped.
Ministers were always going to court controversy with the wide-ranging changes that the bill proposes, but I doubt any expected the backlash...
