Category: hospitals

Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust – WLR Daily

Posted February 9th, 2012 in duty of care, hospitals, law reports, mental health, news, suicide, Supreme Court by sally

Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust [2012] UKSC 2; [2012] WLR (D) 23

“A psychiatric in-patient who was known to be at real and immediate risk of suicide was owed a positive operational duty under article 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms by the NHS trust to take preventative measures to safeguard her life even though she was a voluntary patient who was not detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.”

WLR Daily, 8th February 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Hospital breached duty of care to psychiatric patient, supreme court rules – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2012 in duty of care, hospitals, mental health, news, suicide, Supreme Court by sally

“An NHS trust breached its duty of care to a 20-year-old patient who killed herself while on home release from a psychiatric unit, the supreme court has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 8th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hospital had human rights duty to protect voluntary patient from suicide, rules Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 8th, 2012 in damages, hospitals, human rights, mental health, news, suicide by sally

“The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that a mental health hospital had an ‘operational’ obligation under article 2 of the European Court of Human Rights (the right to life) to protect a voluntary patient from suicide. This is the first time the reach of the article 2 obligation to protect life has been expanded to a voluntary patient; that is, a patient who was not detained under the Mental Health Act.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Lawyers make millions from NHS negligence claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 30th, 2012 in costs, fees, hospitals, legal profession, negligence, news by sally

“Lawyers are earning ‘success fees’ totalling £66 million a year for helping patients to sue the NHS, new figures have revealed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

NHS trusts ordered to remove ‘no win, no fee’ adverts – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 19th, 2012 in advertising, hospitals, news, personal injuries, solicitors by sally

“Hospitals are being instructed to remove advertisements for personal injury lawyers featured in NHS leaflets issued to patients, it has emerged.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Neglect at Milton Keynes Hospital led to death of boy, five – BBC News

Posted December 19th, 2011 in child neglect, hospitals, news by sally

” ‘Gross failures’ by a hospital contributed to the death of a five-year-old boy, a coroner has ruled.”

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BBC News, 26th December 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Shamed hospital accused of leaving dying patients to starve – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 19th, 2011 in class actions, complaints, hospitals, news by sally

“Lawyers are planning a ‘class action’ on behalf of 23 families who contacted them with ‘shocking’ claims of indignities and the most basic failings in care. They believe the families who have contacted them so far about care at Alexandra Hospital, in Redditch, West Midlands, may represent ‘the tip of the iceberg’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Unlawful accessing of medical records leads to hospital’s compensation payout – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 6th, 2011 in compensation, data protection, hospitals, medical records, news by sally

“An NHS Trust has been ordered to pay a man £12,500 in compensation for breaches of the Data Protection Act (DPA) after a nurse unlawfully accessed a man’s medical records, Plymouth County Court has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th December 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

NHS watchdog under fire for ‘putting patient care at risk’ – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2011 in health, hospitals, inquiries, news by sally

“The watchdog responsible for overseeing the NHS has come under fire on multiple fronts, with counsel for the public inquiry into the Mid Staffs hospital scandal calling into question its leadership and ‘unhealthy organisational culture’ while the National Audit Office said its failures had risked ‘unsafe or poor quality (patient) care.’ ”

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Watchdog may intervene over ‘do not resuscitate’ order – The Guardian

Posted November 24th, 2011 in hospital orders, hospitals, human rights, medical treatment, news by sally

“Britain’s equality and human rights watchdog may intervene in a landmark case over the use of ‘do not resuscitate’ orders for patients in hospitals, care homes, and their own homes.”

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The Guardian, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Oxford boy given £1m payout by John Radcliffe Hospital – BBC News

Posted November 21st, 2011 in birth, compensation, hospitals, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“An Oxford boy left brain damaged after complications during his birth has been given £1m compensation.”

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BBC News, 19th November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS watchdog faces investigation as concerns mount over patient care – The Guardian

Posted November 15th, 2011 in care homes, hospitals, news by sally

“The watchdog responsible for overseeing NHS hospitals and care homes is being urgently investigated by the Department of Health over a series of alleged failures that could have risked patient care.”

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The Guardian, 14th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Royal Brompton children’s heart surgery unit wins high court reprieve – The Guardian

Posted November 8th, 2011 in hospitals, news by sally

“The reorganisation of children’s heart surgery in England has been thrown into doubt following a high court ruling that the planned closure of a unit at the Royal Brompton hospital in south-west London was unlawful.”

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The Guardian, 7th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

NHS maternity deaths: patients still at risk, Care Quality Commission warns – The Guardian

Posted October 28th, 2011 in birth, complaints, hospitals, news by sally

“Watchdog publishes damning report into deaths at two London hospitals, Queen’s in Romford and King George’s in Goodmayes.”

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The Guardian, 27th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hospital neglect led to death of toddler Lucas Wellstead – BBC News

Posted October 13th, 2011 in homicide, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“A coroner has ruled a verdict of natural causes by neglect contributed to a Somerset toddler’s death.”

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BBC News, 13th October 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

CQC calls for action to improve care for older people – Care QualityCommission

Posted October 13th, 2011 in elderly, hospitals, press releases, reports by sally

“CQC today publishes a report into the standards of care that older people receive in hospital – and calls for a system-wide response to combat the failings identified.”

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Care Quality Commission, 13th October 2011

Source: www.cqc.org.uk

Hospitals lambasted for ‘alarming’ treatment of older people – The Guardian

Posted October 13th, 2011 in elderly, hospitals, news, reports by sally

“Too many hospital staff do not ensure older patients eat and drink properly, fail to respect their dignity and talk to them in a condescending manner, the NHS watchdog warns.”

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The Guardian, 13th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Maternity unit deaths apology by Queen’s Hospital – BBC News

Posted September 30th, 2011 in birth, hospitals, news by sally

“A hospital trust boss has apologised for failings in the care given to two maternity patients who died. An external review into Violet Stephens’ death at Queen’s Hospital in Romford, east London, in April revealed a succession of failures in her care.”

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BBC News, 29th September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS hospital managers may seek court orders to halt strikes – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in hospitals, industrial action, injunctions, news by sally

“Hospitals are being advised to consider blocking tactics to thwart as many as 700,000 staff taking industrial action on 30 November as part of the public sector day of action over pensions.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Frimley Park Hospital apology for Berkshire woman’s death – BBC News

Posted September 22nd, 2011 in compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“The family of a Berkshire woman who died after a serious asthma attack has received a six-figure compensation settlement after a hospital trust admitted it was negligent.”

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BBC News, 22nd September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk