Current Awareness » hospitals http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Disabled woman died after NHS blunders, ombudsman finds – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/disabled-woman-died-after-nhs-blunders-ombudsman-finds-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/disabled-woman-died-after-nhs-blunders-ombudsman-finds-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:39:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83825 “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.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/disabled-woman-died-after-nhs-blunders-ombudsman-finds-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Widower to receive £150,000 payout linked to wife’s death in Oxfordshire – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/widower-to-receive-150000-payout-linked-to-wifes-death-in-oxfordshire-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/widower-to-receive-150000-payout-linked-to-wifes-death-in-oxfordshire-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 08:11:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83701 “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.”

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BBC News, 15th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/widower-to-receive-150000-payout-linked-to-wifes-death-in-oxfordshire-bbc-news/feed/ 0 NHS ‘cover-up culture’ to be tackled with fines – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/nhs-cover-up-culture-to-be-tackled-with-fines-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/nhs-cover-up-culture-to-be-tackled-with-fines-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 09:15:22 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83601 “Hospitals that give false information about death rates will face unlimited fines under new powers aimed at preventing another Mid-Staffordshire-style health scandal.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/nhs-cover-up-culture-to-be-tackled-with-fines-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Coombs v North Dorset NHS Primary Care Trust and another – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/coombs-v-north-dorset-nhs-primary-care-trust-and-another-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/coombs-v-north-dorset-nhs-primary-care-trust-and-another-wlr-daily/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 10:16:56 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83465 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

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/coombs-v-north-dorset-nhs-primary-care-trust-and-another-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Paul Ridd inquest: NHS neglect ‘contributed to death’ – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/paul-ridd-inquest-nhs-neglect-contributed-to-death-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/paul-ridd-inquest-nhs-neglect-contributed-to-death-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 09:13:04 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83440 “A man with severe learning difficulties died from natural causes contributed to by neglect at a Swansea hospital, a coroner has ruled.”

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BBC News, 2nd May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/paul-ridd-inquest-nhs-neglect-contributed-to-death-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Verma v Barts and The London NHS Trust (NHS Employers intervening) – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/verma-v-barts-and-the-london-nhs-trust-nhs-employers-intervening-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/verma-v-barts-and-the-london-nhs-trust-nhs-employers-intervening-wlr-daily/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:29:04 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83370 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

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/verma-v-barts-and-the-london-nhs-trust-nhs-employers-intervening-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Barts and the London NHS Trust (Respondent) v Verma (Appellant) – Supreme Court http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/barts-and-the-london-nhs-trust-respondent-v-verma-appellant-supreme-court/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/barts-and-the-london-nhs-trust-respondent-v-verma-appellant-supreme-court/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:31:31 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83229 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

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/barts-and-the-london-nhs-trust-respondent-v-verma-appellant-supreme-court/feed/ 0 £8.5m payout for boy whose brain was damaged in ‘catalogue of errors’ – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/8-5m-payout-for-boy-whose-brain-was-damaged-in-catalogue-of-errors-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/8-5m-payout-for-boy-whose-brain-was-damaged-in-catalogue-of-errors-the-independent/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:21:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83092 “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.”

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The Independent, 18th April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/8-5m-payout-for-boy-whose-brain-was-damaged-in-catalogue-of-errors-the-independent/feed/ 0 Mid Staffs hospital death prompts criminal investigation – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/mid-staffs-hospital-death-prompts-criminal-investigation-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/mid-staffs-hospital-death-prompts-criminal-investigation-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:33:33 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82973 “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.”

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The Guardian, 12th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/mid-staffs-hospital-death-prompts-criminal-investigation-the-guardian/feed/ 0 You wait ages for an official report about the ICO’s data protection audit powers – Panopticon http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/you-wait-ages-for-an-official-report-about-the-icos-data-protection-audit-powers-panopticon/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/you-wait-ages-for-an-official-report-about-the-icos-data-protection-audit-powers-panopticon/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:11:53 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82800 “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.”

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Panopticon, 28th March 2013

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/you-wait-ages-for-an-official-report-about-the-icos-data-protection-audit-powers-panopticon/feed/ 0 Plans to give ICO power to conduct compulsory data protection audits in NHS unveiled – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/plans-to-give-ico-power-to-conduct-compulsory-data-protection-audits-in-nhs-unveiled-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/plans-to-give-ico-power-to-conduct-compulsory-data-protection-audits-in-nhs-unveiled-out-law-com/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:58:48 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82715 “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.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th March 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/plans-to-give-ico-power-to-conduct-compulsory-data-protection-audits-in-nhs-unveiled-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Assessment Notices under the Data Protection Act 1998 – Extension of the Information Commissioner’s Powers – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/assessment-notices-under-the-data-protection-act-1998-extension-of-the-information-commissioners-powers-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/assessment-notices-under-the-data-protection-act-1998-extension-of-the-information-commissioners-powers-ministry-of-justice/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:16:40 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82678 “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.”

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Ministry of Justice, 25th March 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/assessment-notices-under-the-data-protection-act-1998-extension-of-the-information-commissioners-powers-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Snap inspections expose scandal of ‘institutionalised abuse’ in care homes and hospitals – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/snap-inspections-expose-scandal-of-institutionalised-abuse-in-care-homes-and-hospitals-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/snap-inspections-expose-scandal-of-institutionalised-abuse-in-care-homes-and-hospitals-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:38:36 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82496 “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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/snap-inspections-expose-scandal-of-institutionalised-abuse-in-care-homes-and-hospitals-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Manipulation of NHS figures to become criminal offence – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/manipulation-of-nhs-figures-to-become-criminal-offence-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/manipulation-of-nhs-figures-to-become-criminal-offence-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:26:04 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82473 “Fiddling figures from NHS hospitals will become a criminal offence, Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, is to announce.”

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the Guardian, 16th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/manipulation-of-nhs-figures-to-become-criminal-offence-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Legal action over Furness General Hospital deaths – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/legal-action-over-furness-general-hospital-deaths-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/legal-action-over-furness-general-hospital-deaths-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:19:29 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82429 “More than 30 families have taken legal action against a hospital in north-west
England for a catalogue of baby and maternal deaths and injuries.”

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BBC News, 15th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/legal-action-over-furness-general-hospital-deaths-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Ban on NHS gagging orders – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ban-on-nhs-gagging-orders-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ban-on-nhs-gagging-orders-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:07:16 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82397 “Gagging clauses that stop departing NHS staff from speaking out about patient safety or care have been banned by the government.”

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The Guardian, 14th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ban-on-nhs-gagging-orders-the-guardian/feed/ 1 Psychiatric wards ‘neglect’ duty to parents – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/psychiatric-wards-neglect-duty-to-parents-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/psychiatric-wards-neglect-duty-to-parents-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:08:15 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82307 “Psychiatric hospitals must consider the children of those who are given compulsory mental health treatment, according to a health watchdog. The Mental Welfare Commission says most healthcare staff are unaware of their responsibilities to help parents to maintain contact with their children.”

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BBC News, 7th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/psychiatric-wards-neglect-duty-to-parents-bbc-news/feed/ 1 Campaigners win high court challenge over children’s heart surgery unit – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/campaigners-win-high-court-challenge-over-childrens-heart-surgery-unit-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/campaigners-win-high-court-challenge-over-childrens-heart-surgery-unit-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:16:07 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82286 “Campaigners have won a high court challenge over proposed changes to children’s heart surgery services in England.”

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The Guardian, 7th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/campaigners-win-high-court-challenge-over-childrens-heart-surgery-unit-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Mother fights to reopen case of brain-damaged baby – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/mother-fights-to-reopen-case-of-brain-damaged-baby-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/mother-fights-to-reopen-case-of-brain-damaged-baby-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:47:46 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82249 “NHS blunders left her newborn baby seriously brain damaged, and two and a half years later Andrea Duggan is still angry that no member of staff has been brought to book.”

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The Guardian, 6th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/mother-fights-to-reopen-case-of-brain-damaged-baby-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Report into surgeon Rob Jones reveals a ‘catalogue of failures’ – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/report-into-surgeon-rob-jones-reveals-a-catalogue-of-failures-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/report-into-surgeon-rob-jones-reveals-a-catalogue-of-failures-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:23:20 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82185 “A surgeon was allowed to continue practising despite concerns over his ability,
a report has found.”

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BBC News, 28th February 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/report-into-surgeon-rob-jones-reveals-a-catalogue-of-failures-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Internal Disciplinary Hearings and Injunctions – Littleton Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/internal-disciplinary-hearings-and-injunctions-littleton-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/internal-disciplinary-hearings-and-injunctions-littleton-chambers/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:50:14 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82126 “Dr Chhabra is a consultant psychiatrist at Broadmoor Hospital. She was alleged by a member of the public to have breached patient confidentiality whilst travelling on a train (an allegation that might cause lawyers who work on trains pause for thought…). Her employer Trust appointed an outside psychiatrist to investigate the allegations under the Trust’s procedures, implementing ‘Maintaining High Professional Standards in the Modern NHS’. The case manager, on reviewing the investigator’s report, decided that the matter should be brought before a disciplinary hearing at which Dr. Chhabra would face allegations of gross misconduct that may have led to dismissal. Separately the Trust referred capability concerns relating to Dr. Chhabra that had also been considered in the investigator’s report, to the National Clinical Assessment Service (‘NCAS’).”

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Littleton Chambers, 12th February 2013

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/internal-disciplinary-hearings-and-injunctions-littleton-chambers/feed/ 0 Whistleblowing laws to be overhauled as new claims emerge over NHS trust – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/whistleblowing-laws-to-be-overhauled-as-new-claims-emerge-over-nhs-trust-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/whistleblowing-laws-to-be-overhauled-as-new-claims-emerge-over-nhs-trust-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:35:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81942 “Whistleblowing legislation is to be overhauled and a government consultation held to investigate whether the Public Interest Disclosure Act (Pida) 1998 is failing to protect those who speak out from being victimised, harassed and even sacked by their employers.”

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The Guardian, 15th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/whistleblowing-laws-to-be-overhauled-as-new-claims-emerge-over-nhs-trust-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Police consider bringing criminal charges against Stafford hospital staff – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/police-consider-bringing-criminal-charges-against-stafford-hospital-staff-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/police-consider-bringing-criminal-charges-against-stafford-hospital-staff-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:28:50 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81935 “Police and prosecutors are studying a damning report into ‘appalling’ failures of care at an NHS hospital where hundreds of patients needlessly died, to examine whether any criminal charges need to be brought against those involved.”

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The Guardian, 15th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/police-consider-bringing-criminal-charges-against-stafford-hospital-staff-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Probe into ‘high death rate’ hospitals extended – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/probe-into-high-death-rate-hospitals-extended-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/probe-into-high-death-rate-hospitals-extended-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:06:05 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81819 “Another nine hospital trusts are to be investigated for high death rates in the
wake of the damning report on the NHS over its handling of the Stafford Hospital
scandal.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/probe-into-high-death-rate-hospitals-extended-bbc-news/feed/ 0 High Court legal bid to save Leeds child heart surgery – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/high-court-legal-bid-to-save-leeds-child-heart-surgery-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/high-court-legal-bid-to-save-leeds-child-heart-surgery-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:18:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81780 “The High Court is due to hear a legal challenge over plans to end child heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/high-court-legal-bid-to-save-leeds-child-heart-surgery-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Romford and Eastbourne hospitals dragged in to NHS care scandal – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/romford-and-eastbourne-hospitals-dragged-in-to-nhs-care-scandal-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/romford-and-eastbourne-hospitals-dragged-in-to-nhs-care-scandal-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:15:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81742 “Two more hospitals were dragged into the NHS care scandal today as it emerged that 18 families were taking legal action on the grounds that their loved ones had suffered neglect and negligence.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/romford-and-eastbourne-hospitals-dragged-in-to-nhs-care-scandal-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Mid Staffs Inquiry report: Human rights abuses need human rights solutions – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/mid-staffs-inquiry-report-human-rights-abuses-need-human-rights-solutions-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/mid-staffs-inquiry-report-human-rights-abuses-need-human-rights-solutions-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:50:19 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81712 “Hundreds of people have died; others have been starved, dehydrated and left in appalling conditions of indignity, witnessed by their loved ones. Surely this is what Chris Grayling, Justice Secretary, had in mind when he recently cautioned to need to ‘concentrate on real human rights’?”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 6th February 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/mid-staffs-inquiry-report-human-rights-abuses-need-human-rights-solutions-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Robert Francis QC: hundreds were subjected to ‘appalling and unnecessary suffering’ – video – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/robert-francis-qc-hundreds-were-subjected-to-appalling-and-unnecessary-suffering-video-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/robert-francis-qc-hundreds-were-subjected-to-appalling-and-unnecessary-suffering-video-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:45:21 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81710 “Robert Francis QC speaks to the media following the release of his report into the Mid Staffordshire NHS trust scandal, in which between 400 to 1,200 people died as a result of inadequate care. Francis makes 290 recommendations in the report. He says that many were failed by a system that put ‘corporate self-interest’ ahead of patients and their safety.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/robert-francis-qc-hundreds-were-subjected-to-appalling-and-unnecessary-suffering-video-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Mid Staffs report: NHS culture was the culprit – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/mid-staffs-report-nhs-culture-was-the-culprit-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/mid-staffs-report-nhs-culture-was-the-culprit-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:26:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81708 “The scale of Robert Francis’s report cannot be overestimated – and neither can the magnitude of cultural change it calls for.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Related link: Final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/mid-staffs-report-nhs-culture-was-the-culprit-the-guardian/feed/ 0 NHS staff must reveal poor care by law, says inquiry – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/nhs-staff-must-reveal-poor-care-by-law-says-inquiry-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/nhs-staff-must-reveal-poor-care-by-law-says-inquiry-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:15:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81702 “NHS hospitals should face prosecution if doctors and nurses fail to blow the whistle on patients receiving poor care, an official inquiry into the scandal at Stafford Hospital will recommend on Wednesday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/nhs-staff-must-reveal-poor-care-by-law-says-inquiry-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Woman left fighting for life after gastric bypass surgery went wrong is awarded £35,000 compensation – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/woman-left-fighting-for-life-after-gastric-bypass-surgery-went-wrong-is-awarded-35000-compensation-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/woman-left-fighting-for-life-after-gastric-bypass-surgery-went-wrong-is-awarded-35000-compensation-the-independent/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:16:24 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81665 “A woman who was left fighting for her life after gastric bypass surgery went wrong has been awarded £35,000.”

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The Independent, 4th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/woman-left-fighting-for-life-after-gastric-bypass-surgery-went-wrong-is-awarded-35000-compensation-the-independent/feed/ 0 Robert Francis QC: the man behind the NHS Mid Staffs report – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/robert-francis-qc-the-man-behind-the-nhs-mid-staffs-report-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/robert-francis-qc-the-man-behind-the-nhs-mid-staffs-report-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:09:22 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81540 “If some of the array of senior figures and organisations in the NHS are anxious about what the publication of the Mid Staffordshire scandal report might mean for their reputations, that is understandable. The mammoth public inquiry was chaired by Robert Francis QC, described by solicitors who hire him as ‘formidable’ and ‘forensically exceptional’. A barrister specialising in the NHS and medical negligence, he is highly skilled at getting to the truth and quietly scathing when he feels censure is due.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/robert-francis-qc-the-man-behind-the-nhs-mid-staffs-report-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Mother Hazel Spence left paralysed by hospital error – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/mother-hazel-spence-left-paralysed-by-hospital-error-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/mother-hazel-spence-left-paralysed-by-hospital-error-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:27:11 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81518 “A mother of two has been given a multimillion-pound payout by a Birmingham hospital, after mistakes during an operation left her paralysed.”

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BBC News, 29th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/mother-hazel-spence-left-paralysed-by-hospital-error-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Central London NHS Trust: key points from the Tribunal’s first MPN case – Panopticon http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/central-london-nhs-trust-key-points-from-the-tribunals-first-mpn-case-panopticon/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/central-london-nhs-trust-key-points-from-the-tribunals-first-mpn-case-panopticon/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:02:36 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81350 “Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust v IC (EA/2012/00111) concerned the first monetary penalty notice (MPN) to be appealed to the First-Tier Tribunal. The Trust’s appeal has been dismissed by the Tribunal (Professor Angel, Rosalind Tatam and Paul Taylor).”

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Panopticon, 17th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/central-london-nhs-trust-key-points-from-the-tribunals-first-mpn-case-panopticon/feed/ 0 Boy left brain damaged at birth wins £7.1m compensation – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/boy-left-brain-damaged-at-birth-wins-7-1m-compensation-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/boy-left-brain-damaged-at-birth-wins-7-1m-compensation-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:29:04 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81153 “A teenage boy who was left brain-damaged at birth has been awarded £7.1m damages after a 14-year legal battle by his mother against the hospital responsible.”

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The Guardian, 9th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/boy-left-brain-damaged-at-birth-wins-7-1m-compensation-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Terminally ill woman not consulted on hospital resuscitation order – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/terminally-ill-woman-not-consulted-on-hospital-resuscitation-order-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/terminally-ill-woman-not-consulted-on-hospital-resuscitation-order-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:46:51 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81011 “A terminally ill woman was not consulted before a notice instructing ‘do not resuscitate’ was placed with her medical records, a judge has found.”

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The Guardian, 19th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/terminally-ill-woman-not-consulted-on-hospital-resuscitation-order-the-guardian/feed/ 0 New rules will force hospitals to publish operation survival rates by individual surgeons – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/new-rules-will-force-hospitals-to-publish-operation-survival-rates-by-individual-surgeons-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/new-rules-will-force-hospitals-to-publish-operation-survival-rates-by-individual-surgeons-the-independent/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:39:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80953 “Hospitals will be required to publish survival rates for operations by individual surgeons under plans to help patients to more effectively choose where they have their care.”

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The Independent, 18th December 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/new-rules-will-force-hospitals-to-publish-operation-survival-rates-by-individual-surgeons-the-independent/feed/ 0 Family fight to keep father alive in court battle – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/family-fight-to-keep-father-alive-in-court-battle-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/family-fight-to-keep-father-alive-in-court-battle-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:45:29 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80766 “The family of a seriously ill man have won their battle to force a hospital to keep treating him, as a judge found doctors had failed to fully credit the importance of his ‘continued existence’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/family-fight-to-keep-father-alive-in-court-battle-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Hospitals’ disabled parking charges may be ‘unlawful’ – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/hospitals-disabled-parking-charges-may-be-unlawful-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/hospitals-disabled-parking-charges-may-be-unlawful-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:33:11 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80762 “Hospitals charging disabled drivers to park could be in breach of the law, a leading lawyer says.”

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BBC News, 7th December 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/hospitals-disabled-parking-charges-may-be-unlawful-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Addenbrooke’s Hospital payout as equipment left in patient – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/addenbrookes-hospital-payout-as-equipment-left-in-patient-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/addenbrookes-hospital-payout-as-equipment-left-in-patient-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:45:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80733 “A hospital has apologised and paid £7,000 in compensation to a man who had surgical equipment left inside him following an operation.”

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BBC News, 5th December 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/addenbrookes-hospital-payout-as-equipment-left-in-patient-bbc-news/feed/ 0 M v Scottish Ministers – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/m-v-scottish-ministers-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/m-v-scottish-ministers-wlr-daily/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:36:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80730 M v Scottish Ministers [2012] UKSC 58; [2012] WLR (D) 365

“It had been unlawful for the Scottish Ministers to fail to make the necessary regulations defining a who was a ‘qualifying patient’ detained at a ‘qualifying hospital’ and thus entitled to apply for a declaration from the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland that he was a person detained under conditions of excessive security pursuant to section 268 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 which came into force on 1 May 2006 pursuant to section 333(2) of that Act.”

WLR Daily, 28th November 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/m-v-scottish-ministers-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Regina (L) v West London Mental Health NHS Trust – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/regina-l-v-west-london-mental-health-nhs-trust-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/regina-l-v-west-london-mental-health-nhs-trust-wlr-daily/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:34:01 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80681 Regina (L) v West London Mental Health NHS Trust [2012] EWHC 3200 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 357

“The common law duty to act fairly was engaged when a decision was made as to whether to transfer a patient detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 from a medium to a high security hospital.”

WLR Daily, 13th November 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/regina-l-v-west-london-mental-health-nhs-trust-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 NHS radiographer who couldn’t speak English finally dismissed after six years – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/nhs-radiographer-who-couldnt-speak-english-finally-dismissed-after-six-years-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/nhs-radiographer-who-couldnt-speak-english-finally-dismissed-after-six-years-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:21:48 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80454 “Ramani Ramaswamy, who was recruited from his native India, was given lessons to help him improve, but his command of the language only deteriorated, it was claimed. He was dismissed from his job and suspended from the national radiography register for a year after a string of complaints were made against him. The Health and Care Professions Council found that he had showed a ‘lack of competence’ in a number of areas during his term of employment at The Christie Hospital in Manchester.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

 

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/nhs-radiographer-who-couldnt-speak-english-finally-dismissed-after-six-years-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Parents win five-figure sum after hospital failed to spot baby’s meningitis – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/parents-win-five-figure-sum-after-hospital-failed-to-spot-babys-meningitis-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/parents-win-five-figure-sum-after-hospital-failed-to-spot-babys-meningitis-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:26:18 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80425 “The parents of a baby boy who died of meningitis have won a five-figure payout from a hospital trust after doctors twice failed to spot the symptoms of his illness.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Thirty Nine Essex Street, November 2012

Source: www.39essex.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/court-of-protection-update-thirty-nine-essex-street-7/feed/ 0 Breast cancer patients claim compensation from hospitals – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/breast-cancer-patients-claim-compensation-from-hospitals-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/breast-cancer-patients-claim-compensation-from-hospitals-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:51:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80104 “Women who claim they had botched and unnecessary breast cancer operations are taking legal action against three hospitals in the West Midlands.”

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BBC News, 7th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/breast-cancer-patients-claim-compensation-from-hospitals-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Addenbrooke’s resuscitation policy row goes to court – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/addenbrookes-resuscitation-policy-row-goes-to-court-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/addenbrookes-resuscitation-policy-row-goes-to-court-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:33:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80063 “The husband of a woman who died in Addenbrooke’s hospital, Cambridge, has claimed doctors ‘badgered’ her about agreeing to a ‘do not resuscitate’ order. David Tracey alleges two DNR notices were added to his wife Janet’s medical records without her knowledge or consent.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/addenbrookes-resuscitation-policy-row-goes-to-court-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Mother of man with cerebral palsy sues hospital over son’s DNR order – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/mother-of-man-with-cerebral-palsy-sues-hospital-over-sons-dnr-order-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/mother-of-man-with-cerebral-palsy-sues-hospital-over-sons-dnr-order-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:31:20 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80041 “The mother of a 28-year-old man with cerebral palsy is suing the hospital where he died, alleging its staff failed to consult her on a decision not to attempt resuscitation and did not administer his medication appropriately.”

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The Guardian, 4th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/mother-of-man-with-cerebral-palsy-sues-hospital-over-sons-dnr-order-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Jimmy Savile scandal: BBC, star’s estate and hospitals face 43 lawsuits – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/jimmy-savile-scandal-bbc-stars-estate-and-hospitals-face-43-lawsuits-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/jimmy-savile-scandal-bbc-stars-estate-and-hospitals-face-43-lawsuits-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:25:49 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80039 “Jimmy Savile’s estate, the BBC and five other institutions including Stoke Mandeville hospital have been issued with formal notice that they face legal action from 43 victims seeking damages for alleged sexual abuse.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/jimmy-savile-scandal-bbc-stars-estate-and-hospitals-face-43-lawsuits-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Junior staff are ‘missing complications’ during birth leading to billions of pounds worth of claims – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/junior-staff-are-missing-complications-during-birth-leading-to-billions-of-pounds-worth-of-claims-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/junior-staff-are-missing-complications-during-birth-leading-to-billions-of-pounds-worth-of-claims-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:04:09 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79894 “Senior staff and consultants must be available on the labour wards 24 hours a day in order to supervise junior doctors and midwives and reduce mistakes, said the report from the NHS Litigation Authority.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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