‘Mark Groombridge killed himself in Dovegate prison two weeks after he was removed from secure ward by probation officers and recalled to prison – a move that probably contributed to his death, jury finds.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An earlier post looked at several cases this year where judges have considered fairly fundamental principles of damages when assessing serious personal injury claims. This trend can be seen again in a case decided today Robshaw -v-United Lincoln Hospitals NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 923 (QB).’
Zenith PI Blog, 1st April 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘James Robshaw faces a lifetime of dependence after complications during his birth left him with cerebral palsy.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Nurses could be struck off if they fail to escalate concerns about poor care or hide the truth about mistakes, under new rules unveiled by the profession’s governing body.’
The Independent, 31st March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A report into how Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall carried out abuse while at the BBC is due to be published in May, the review’s author has said.’
BBC News, 17th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (“ERRA”) introduced the first major legislative changes to the whistleblowing provisions in the Employment Rights Act introduced by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. Those provisions afford remedies to workers who are subjected to a detriment or dismissed for making ‘protected disclosures’ of ‘relevant failures’.’
Littleton Chambers, 13th February 2015
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘The NHS’s largest hospital trust in England is being put into special measures after inspectors uncovered an array of serious problems at one of its hospitals, including poor A&E care, a lack of staff, poor morale and a culture of bullying and harassment.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘MPs have criticised the “chasm” between the number of reported cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK and the number of prosecutions.’
BBC News, 14th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Government consultation document sets out plans to give patients more powers to plan and make decisions about their “end of life care”.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An NHS trust in Cornwall has been ordered to pay nearly £20,000 in fines and costs over failings in its approach to dealing with dermatitis. The Health & Safety Executive prosecuted the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust following an investigation that found 23 cases of dermatitis – occurring between 2007 and 2012 – had not been reported to it as is required by the law.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th March 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A high flying city lawyer, who was rendered infertile after NHS blunders, was told she was due less compensation as children would have hampered her career.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘As an independent investigation finds that mothers and babies might have lived, if not for appalling blunders by staff, and efforts to hide the failings, we look at the history of the Morecambe Bay NHS scandal.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Parents of newborn babies who died due to shocking failings by maternity staff at Furness General Hospital have spoken of how they are “saddened” but “vindicated” by the publication of the damning Morecambe Bay report.’
The Independent, 3rd March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Failures at a maternity unit where a number of newborn babies and mothers died are expected to be exposed later.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Jimmy Savile’s victims have reacted with anger after a series of reports into his decades of abuse failed to apportion blame to any senior NHS managers. More than 40 hospitals, including Stoke Mandeville – where Savile abused at least 60 victims during a 24-year reign of terror – have investigated how the entertainer was allowed to get away with his crimes for so long. But victims branded the findings a “whitewash”, after NHS bosses claimed they had no idea what was going on.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Secretary of State for Health asked former barrister Kate Lampard to produce a ‘lessons learned’ report, drawing on the findings from all published investigations and emerging themes.’
Department of Health, 26th February 2015
‘A key report into the sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile of patients at Stoke Mandeville hospital is to be published on Thursday.’
The Guardian, 26th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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