Category: Hospital Negligence

MRI scanning service rated inadequate by watchdog

February 28, 2022

According to recent reports, an MRI scanning service has been issued with a warning notice to make “significant improvements” after inspectors rated it inadequate. These […]

Children’s Sepsis Negligence: Girl’s death preventable if hospital acted sooner

February 1, 2022

A recent inquest has found that doctors missed opportunities to save a four-year-old girl dying from sepsis. The girl became ill with an upset stomach […]

Ambulance and Paramedic Negligence: Lives at Risk from ‘Unacceptable’ Waits

November 18, 2021

According to recent reports, average waits for emergency callouts for problems such as heart attacks and strokes are taking more than twice as long as […]

Intensive Care Negligence: Pressure on ICU Staff Concerning, Consultant Says

September 28, 2021

According to recent reports, the pressure on intensive care staff in Wales is as high as it has been since the start of the pandemic. […]

NHS to get £5.4bn Extra to Deal with Backlog of Waiting Lists causing Hospital Negligence

September 14, 2021

According to recent reports by the BBC, the NHS in England will get an extra £5.4bn over the next six months. The government announced that […]

Girl, 11, Died of Meningitis Medical Negligence, Inquest Finds

September 1, 2021

According to recent reports, meningitis medical negligence contributed to an 11-year-old girl’s death. The girl passed away in February 2020. An inquest into the death […]

Claiming for Gall Bladder Negligence

August 27, 2021

Gall bladder surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures in the UK. Also known as a cholecystectomy, it is one of the most […]

Patients Experience Delays in Cancer Diagnosis After They are Left in Limbo Waiting for Results

August 24, 2021

According to recent reports, there has been delays in cancer diagnosis due to people with suspected bowel cancer having to wait to be referred for […]

NHS waiting lists could rise to 14 million in England next year

August 17, 2021

We recently reported on NHS waiting lists topping 5 million for the first time, and now, according to analysis by the Institute of Fiscal Studies, […]

New Heart App Trial to Tackle Waiting Lists

August 10, 2021

Heart patients in north Wales are taking part in a trial of a new app that uses their mobile phones to monitor their heart. The […]

Review into Locum Radiologist finds Major Discrepancies in Misread Scan Results

August 3, 2021

According to recent reports, a review is under way into a locum consultant radiologist, after it was found that they had misread scan results and […]

World Hepatitis Day and Hepatitis Negligence

July 28, 2021

Today (28th July) is World Hepatitis Day. World Hepatitis Day (WHD) takes places every year on 28th July bringing the world together under a single […]