Consumer Law blogs
Birmingham girl died of TB after allegedly being told illness was due to bulimia
Yesterday the news broke that a 15-year-old girl died of tuberculosis (TB) after allegedly being sent away by healthcare professionals who believed her illness was due to mental health problems ( Birmingham Mail ).
An inquest into the death of Alina Sarag heard that she was told that she...
Grandmother dies after being prescribed 10 times correct dose of morphine
The prescription errors issue that hit the headlines earlier this month has claimed another life.
The Daily Mail reported today that a 'lively and active' 75-year-old grandmother of 10 was killed after being prescribed ten times the correct dose of morphine for a bad back.
According...
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...
'Negligent' treatment of Birmingham man with spinal cord injury leaves him in a wheelchair
A West Midlands hospital trust has reportedly admitted that their failure to diagnose a fractured back in a 61-year-old man has left him wheelchair bound. Medical staff failed to X-ray Andrew Downes when he attended hospital complaining of severe back pain and instead treated him for a...
A tale of LASPO and woe
Over on our Industrial Disease blog, you might have read about the LASPO (Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders) Bill's ping pong session through the Houses of Parliament.
Last week, the Bill achieved Royal Assent and will now become law. It aims to save £350m...
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...
The Marriage Foundation - a welcome intervention?
High Court judge, Sir Paul Coleridge, announced on 1 May 2012 the establishment of "the Marriage Foundation”, backed by high profile figures from the family law world - including Elizabeth Butler-Sloss and Fiona Shackleton - and religious figures - Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks and Archbishop...
