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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...
Anaesthetic awareness – the stuff of nightmares for patients
Waking up during surgery is the stuff of nightmares for most people so it was interesting to read new research today that reinforces the fact that that the risk of it happening is small ( BBC ).
The chance of a patient experiencing anaesthetic awareness, as it is known, is said to be about...
Ten families launch legal battle with Bristol hospital over children’s care
Even as a medical negligence solicitor at JMW with experience of handling many cases involving serious failures in care I was still shocked and saddened to hear of the situation at a leading children's hospital.
A group of 10 families are bringing a clinical negligence claim against the...
A&E and maternity services to be downgraded at Lewisham Hospital
As a medical negligence solicitor at JMW with experience of handling claims against Lewisham Hospital in London, I read with concern the news that its A&E department is to be downgraded and its maternity unit to be replaced with a midwife-led facility ( BBC ).
The announcements by...
Daybreak investigation reveals scale of pressure sore problem
Yesterday the results of an investigation into the issue of pressure sores by ITV's Daybreak programme were revealed.
Shockingly the probe found that during 2012, 18,000 people admitted to hospital or care homes developed pressure sores.
This worrying figure is a strong indication...
Duty of candour should be New Year priority in lead up to Stafford inquiry report
In the next few weeks the findings of an inquiry into the appalling care at Stafford Hospital, which led to the deaths of up to 1,200 patients, will be revealed.
The report by Robert Francis is expected to blame the catalogue of failings at the hospital on cost cutting and reduced staffing...
NHS needs to ‘raise its game’ on efficiency savings
The financial crisis facing the NHS has been widely reported in recent months with unprecedented pressure being placed on trusts, forcing some to go into administration.
Now the organisation has been warned that it must 'raise its game' if it is to meet savings targets while also...
