Betsi Cadwaladr fined £200k for mental health failings – BBC News
‘A health board has been fined £200,000 after a woman killed herself on one of its mental health wards.’
BBC News, 18th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: hospitals
Blackpool nurse and colleague jailed over drugging patients – BBC News
‘An “evil” nurse who drugged patients on a stroke unit for an “easy shift” and a healthcare worker who conspired with her have been jailed.’
BBC News, 15th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nurse who sedated patients on hospital stroke unit for an ‘easy life’ jailed – The Independent
‘An NHS nurse who was giving her patients on a hospital stroke unit sedatives to “keep them quiet and compliant” has been jailed for seven years and two months.’
The Independent, 14th December 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Singleton Hospital maternity unit unsafe, says report – BBC News
‘A maternity unit has failed to meet safe staffing levels for four years and had insufficient measures to stop baby abductions, a report says. A regulator highlighted “significant patient safety concerns” at the unit at Singleton Hospital in Swansea.’
BBC News, 15th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NHS England faces lawsuit over patient privacy fears linked to new data platform – The Guardian
‘The NHS has been accused of “breaking the law” by creating a massive data platform that will share information about patients.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
David Fuller: NHS failures enabled killer to abuse bodies – report – BBC News
‘Mortuary abuser David Fuller was able to offend without being caught because of “serious failings” at the hospitals where he worked, an inquiry has found.’
BBC News, 28th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lucy Letby public inquiry formally opened by judge – BBC News
‘The public inquiry into serial killer Lucy Letby’s crimes has formally begun although hearings may not begin until next autumn.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Priory hospital fined £140k after woman dies on ‘utter shambles’ mental health ward – The Independent
‘A prestigious mental health hospital has been fined £140,000 after a young woman killed herself on one of its wards, days after it was described as an “utter shambles”.’
The Independent, 14th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lack of detail on clin neg fixed costs “extremely worrying” – Legal Futures
‘The lack of detail in the government plans for fixed recoverable costs (FRCs) for lower-value clinical negligence cases is “extremely worrying”, with only six months to go before implementation, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has said.’
Legal Futures, 14th November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Sizing up the competition – The Upper Tribunal considers the public authority VAT exemption in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v Revenue and Customs – Devereux Chambers
‘The Upper Tribunal has ruled that an NHS Trust did not provide car parking under a “special legal regime” such that its supplies would be zero-rated. The case is important because (i) it sets a limit on what can be considered a “special legal regime” for the purposes of Article 13 of the Principal VAT Directive and section 41A of the Value Added Tax Act 1994, and (ii) it confirms that detailed factual and expert evidence is not required for a Tribunal to find that treating a public authority as a non-taxable person would lead to significant distortions of competition.’
Devereux Chambers, 27th October 2023
Source: www.devereuxchambers.co.uk
My heart breaks – solitary confinement in hospital has no therapeutic benefit for people with a learning disability and autistic people – Mental Capacity Law and Policy
‘Baroness Sheila Hollins has published her final report as Chairperson of the Independent Care (Education) and Treatment Review (IC(E)TR) programme for people with a learning disability and autistic people in inpatient settings. In fact the final report was completed in July 2023, but was not published until 8 November 2023, alongside the Government’s responses.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 9th November 2023
End solitary confinement for children and limit it for adults, review demands – The Independent
‘Autistic children and those with a learning disability should never be subjected to long-term segregation in hospital – and its use should be “severely curtailed” for adults, a review has recommended.’
The Independent, 8th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Priory Group charged with criminal offences over death of patient – The Guardian
‘The Priory healthcare group has been charged with two criminal offences over the death of a 23-year-old man who was hit by a train after absconding from a mental health hospital.’
The Guardian, 6th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
NHS pay: Health staff win Covid bonus after legal action threat – BBC News
‘The government has agreed to fund a one-off bonus for health workers who missed out previously because they worked for non-NHS organisations. A payment of at least £1,655 was agreed as part of the NHS pay deal in England this year, to recognise the pressure of the Covid pandemic on staff. But the BBC recently reported thousands of outsourced staff did not qualify and employers had launched legal action.’
BBC News, 6th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Betsi Cadwaladr: Woman dies after health board lost medical notes – BBC News
‘A woman died after medical notes referring her for further tests were lost by a health board, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 2nd November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parents of babies who died or were harmed in NHS care demand inquiry – The Guardian
‘Parents of babies who have died or been harmed as a result of poor care are demanding that ministers order a public inquiry into repeated failings in NHS maternity units.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Indi Gregory: European judges reject appeal over ill baby’s case – BBC News
‘European judges have rejected a bid by the parents of a critically ill baby to have her life-support treatment continued.’
BBC News, 26th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jasper Brooks inquest: Baby died due to ‘neglect’ at hospital – BBC News
‘A coroner has found neglect contributed to a baby’s death at the hospital where he was born.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
