Medical Negligence blogs
A&E requires urgent fundamental change
The BBC reported yesterday about the danger of the collapse of the UK's A&E and emergency care systems. The BBC article stated that the pressures of reduced budgets together with bed shortages means that the care provided to patients attending A&E falls way below an acceptable...
Angelina Jolie undergoes preventative breast cancer treatment
Angelina Jolie undergoes preventative breast cancer treatment I was interested to read this week the news that Angelina Jolie has opted to undergo a preventative mastectomy after being diagnosed with the BRCA gene. It is important to note that whilst this treatment can prevent the development...
Breakthrough in treatment of chronic back pain but prevention is key
Last week we heard about a breakthrough in the treatment of chronic back pain after scientists found that 40 per cent of patients could be cured with a course of antibiotics.
The Guardian reported that up to half a million sufferers could avoid major surgery by taking antibiotics as a...
Latest NHS ‘never event’ statistics revealed
While all incidents of medical negligence can be tragic and shocking in their own right, those that involve so called 'never events' often garner much attention. The NHS itself categorises never events as serious but preventable patient safety incidents that should never be allowed to happen....
Issue of poor basic care in hospitals needs further debate
The medical negligence solicitors at JMW have frequently spoken out about the impact failures in basic care can have on patients.
Injuries such as bed sores and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can be caused by a lack of good nursing care for hospital in-patients, who can find that their stay in...
NHS 111 number in the firing line again
The news has been peppered with stories about the new NHS 111 phone line in recent months with claims that patients have suffered avoidable injury and even death due its failings.
Now a survey of doctors has added to the bad press the phone line has received with many raising the concern...
Communication is key in children’s heart surgery saga
Children's heart surgery services have been suspended at a hospital in Guildford after a healthcare watchdog demanded immediate improvements to protect the safety of patients ( BBC ). . The private BMI Mount Alvernia Hospital was inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in December 2012...
