hospitals – Page 48 – Current Awareness

How has the NHS been changed by the Health and Social Care Act 2012? – No. 5 Chambers

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in budgets, competition, doctors, health, hospitals, lectures, medical treatment by sally

“The purpose of this lecture is to attempt to look at the big themes in healthcare law in order to understand how the legal structure of the NHS has changed as a result of the passing and almost complete implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Inevitably there are other factors that change the NHS at the same time and I will attempt to weave in these other factors at an appropriate place.”

No. 5 Chambers, 26th June 2013

Source: www.no5.com

Call for resuscitation clarity after ‘disturbing’ death – BBC News

Posted June 19th, 2013 in care homes, coroners, hospitals, medical records, news by sally

“Five organisations have received coroner’s letters highlighting the ‘disturbing’ death of a woman after paramedics were called to a care home.”

BBC News, 19th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pregnant mother died on operating table after trainees removed ovary by mistake – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 11th, 2013 in doctors, hospitals, inquests, negligence, news by sally

“A heavily pregnant mother died on the operating table after two unsupervised trainee surgeons removed one of her ovaries instead of her appendix by mistake.”

Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police launch inquiry into hundreds of Stafford hospital deaths – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2013 in health, hospitals, inquiries, negligence, news by sally

“Hundreds of deaths at Stafford hospital are being examined by police after a review identified 200 to 300 cases where neglect might have been a contributory factor. Following the publication of the Francis report into serious care failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation trust, police, medical regulators and prosecutors launched a multi-agency review to establish whether any criminal offences were committed.”

The Guardian, 10th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Leicester Royal Infirmary sorry over 100-year-old’s death – BBC News

Posted June 5th, 2013 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, compensation, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“A ‘catastrophic error’ led to a 100-year-old great-grandmother dying from dehydration, a hospital has admitted.”

BBC News, 5th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Disabled woman died after NHS blunders, ombudsman finds – The Guardian

Posted May 21st, 2013 in disabled persons, doctors, health, hospitals, news, ombudsmen, reports by sally

“A catalogue of mistakes by an out-of-hours GP service and a hospital contributed to the death of a young woman with physical and learning disabilities, the NHS ombudsman says on Tuesday in a highly critical report that has led to fresh claims of prejudicial attitudes leading to poor care for such vulnerable patients.”

The Guardian, 21st May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Widower to receive £150,000 payout linked to wife’s death in Oxfordshire – BBC News

Posted May 16th, 2013 in alcohol abuse, compensation, health, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“A widower left with brain damage from alcohol abuse linked to the shock of his wife’s sudden death is to receive a £150,000 payout from the NHS.”

BBC News, 15th May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS ‘cover-up culture’ to be tackled with fines – The Guardian

Posted May 13th, 2013 in bills, budgets, communicating false information, community care, fines, hospitals, local government, news by sally

“Hospitals that give false information about death rates will face unlimited fines under new powers aimed at preventing another Mid-Staffordshire-style health scandal.”

The Guardian, 10th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Coombs v North Dorset NHS Primary Care Trust and another – WLR Daily

Posted May 3rd, 2013 in appeals, costs, detention, hospitals, law reports, mental health by sally

Coombs v North Dorset NHS Primary Care Trust and another: [2013] EWCA Civ 471; [2013] WLR (D) 158

“There was nothing inherent in the structure or wording of the Mental Health Act 1983 or the National Health Service Act 2006, and nothing by way of public policy, to exclude the possibility of a person detained under a provision of the 1983 Act from paying or contributing to the cost of his treatment or care.”

WLR Daily, 30th April 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Paul Ridd inquest: NHS neglect ‘contributed to death’ – BBC News

Posted May 3rd, 2013 in hospitals, inquests, learning difficulties, negligence, news by sally

“A man with severe learning difficulties died from natural causes contributed to by neglect at a Swansea hospital, a coroner has ruled.”

BBC News, 2nd May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Verma v Barts and The London NHS Trust (NHS Employers intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted April 30th, 2013 in contract of employment, doctors, hospitals, law reports, part-time work, remuneration by sally

Verma v Barts and The London NHS Trust (NHS Employers intervening) [2013] UKSC 20; [2013] WLR (D) 152

“Where a part-time locum doctor, as a step towards achieving a consultant’s post, took a one-year full time training post at a lower rate of pay but under the relevant NHS terms and conditions was entitled to pay protection, that entitlement was not limited to preserving her previous annual earnings but required her employer to pay all her new full-time hours at an hourly-rate equivalent to her previous part-time work.”

WLR Daily, 24th April 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Barts and the London NHS Trust (Respondent) v Verma (Appellant) – Supreme Court

Posted April 25th, 2013 in contract of employment, doctors, hospitals, law reports, part-time work, remuneration, Supreme Court by sally

Barts and the London NHS Trust (Respondent) v Verma (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 20 | UKSC 2011/0246 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 24th April 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

£8.5m payout for boy whose brain was damaged in ‘catalogue of errors’ – The Independent

Posted April 18th, 2013 in birth, compensation, hospitals, news, personal injuries by sally

“A seven-year-old boy who suffered catastrophic brain damage after a ‘catalogue of errors’ at his birth is to receive a compensation package worth £8.5 million.”

The Independent, 18th April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Mid Staffs hospital death prompts criminal investigation – The Guardian

Posted April 12th, 2013 in health & safety, hospitals, news, prosecutions by sally

“A criminal investigation has begun into the death of a diabetic woman at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said.”

The Guardian, 12th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

You wait ages for an official report about the ICO’s data protection audit powers – Panopticon

Posted April 2nd, 2013 in consultations, data protection, health, hospitals, news, reports by sally

“On 21st March 2013 the House of Commons Justice Committee published a report about the ICO, recommending, among other matters, that the ICO should be given the power to carry out compulsory data protection audits of NHS Trusts and local authorities. With uncanny speed, on 25th March 2013 the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) published a consultation document on the proposed extension of the ICO’s compulsory audit powers to cover NHS bodies. Despite the coincidence of timing, the MOJ’s proposal is not in fact a response to the Justice Committee’s report, but is prompted by a recommendation from the ICO itself.”

Panopticon, 28th March 2013

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Plans to give ICO power to conduct compulsory data protection audits in NHS unveiled – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 27th, 2013 in auditors, data protection, hospitals, medical records, news by sally

“Public health bodies in the UK could be compelled to open themselves up to a
data protection audit by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under new
plans outlined by the Government.”

OUT-LAW.com, 26th March 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Assessment Notices under the Data Protection Act 1998 – Extension of the Information Commissioner’s Powers – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 26th, 2013 in consultations, data protection, health, hospitals, news by sally

“This consultation paper sets out our proposal to extend the powers of the Information Commissioner to carry out compulsory assessments of NHS bodies’ compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and its data protection principles. It seeks views from NHS data controllers across the United Kingdom. The proposals are informed by the Information Commissioner’s experience working with NHS bodies to improve their compliance with data protection law.”

Ministry of Justice, 25th March 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Snap inspections expose scandal of ‘institutionalised abuse’ in care homes and hospitals – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 19th, 2013 in care homes, elderly, hospitals, news, quality assurance by sally

“A landmark programme of unannounced inspections in hospitals and care homes has
found that more than a third are still failing to respect elderly people’s basic
dignity, despite a series of scandals.”

Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Manipulation of NHS figures to become criminal offence – The Guardian

Posted March 18th, 2013 in criminal responsibility, fraud, hospitals, news, statistics by sally

“Fiddling figures from NHS hospitals will become a criminal offence, Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, is to announce.”

the Guardian, 16th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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