As part of our busy clinical negligence workload, we tend to find that the vast majority of cases we are asked to consider come under the heading of missed or delayed diagnoses. Of these, the majority of enquiries seem to emanate from treatment at A&E or at a GP practice, although delays and misdiagnosis in... Read the rest of this entry →
Many of us now have the option of being treated in the private sector. This can be through work private health schemes; or alternatively, if we choose to pay for our own private cover. The reasons are many. Some are concerned that treatment within the NHS system can be a lottery. Standards alter from area... Read the rest of this entry →
It can be a difficult and often overwhelming decision for a family member to decide which care home they should place their loved one. We want at the very least to know a family member will be safe, cared for and will be treated with the dignity they deserve. The sad truth is that it... Read the rest of this entry →
An inquest is a public enquiry carried out by a coroner. The coroner has to decide who the deceased was, when and where they died, the medical cause of their death and how they came by their death. It is usually the “how” question that becomes the main focus of the inquest and the most... Read the rest of this entry →
We are all extremely disappointed when local services fail to supply a good standard of care. Over the last few years, one of our local hospitals, Tameside Hospital, has had a particularly troubled past. Put into special measures after an investigation into mortality rates, the hospital was taken out in September 2015 with a condition... Read the rest of this entry →
Davis Blank Furniss continues to see a significant increase in clients complaining of dispensing errors. A typical example is that a client will visit their pharmacist, they are provided with medication, they take the medication for a few days and then realise that it is incorrect and that they have been provided with either the... Read the rest of this entry →
In 2015, NHS England commissioned a review into the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. It was concerned about how the Trust investigated the deaths of mental health patients and those with learning disabilities. It focused on the period between April 2011 and March 2015. Sadly the result of the report identified a number of failings... Read the rest of this entry →
A couple of months ago the NHS Litigation Authority launched a new Mediation Service. Helen Vernon, the Chief Executive of NHSLA, announced that: “Mediation is an excellent forum for dispute resolution and provides injured patients and their families with an opportunity for face-to-face explanations and apologies when things go wrong and reducing the need for... Read the rest of this entry →
It seems that every other day there appears to be a news story about the growing problems facing the NHS. Research carried out by the Health Foundation has looked at the average consultation length for GP appointments in the UK. The research found that average consultation length is 10 minutes. This is thought to be... Read the rest of this entry →
Recent press coverage has again showed that the NHS is struggling to cope with the pressures currently being placed upon it. Despite the NHS’s budget being ring-fenced from spending cuts, NHS Trusts in England has been unable to control its spending and has overspent its budget by approximately £2.45bn in the financial year to March... Read the rest of this entry →
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