‘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
‘Recent cases have show that, when faced with difficult issues of calculation in personal injury cases, judges look back at the very basic principles of personal injury damages. These cases show how important the basic principles of personal injury damages are. The multiplicity of tools now available to assess damages can often lead to the most basic, and important, principles of the law of damages being overlooked when preparing for a trial. It is clear, however, that judges often look to these basic principles first when considering a complex assessment of damages.’
Zenith PI Blog, 24th February 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘A mentally disordered patient unlawfully detained in hospital for 442 days has lost an appeal over the level of damages he should be awarded.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th February 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘It has long been recognised that enabling healthcare professionals to speak up about concerns at work is a key element of the promotion of patient safety. The Final Report of the Freedom to Speak Up review of whistleblowing processes in the NHS was published on 11 February 2015.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th February 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A patient’s family who blamed her death on medics’ failure to treat her following major heart surgery has received a compensation payout after taking the case to London’s High Court.’
BBC News, 13th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A seven-year-old girl whose mind is “trapped in a body” that will not do as she wants has been awarded £10.1m.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer who kicked and hit a mother as she sat by the hospital bed of her sick child, leaving her with more than 40 injuries, has been cleared of actual bodily harm.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2015
Source: www,guardian.co.uk
‘Authorities in England have pledged to bring an end to the practice of detaining people with mental health problems in police cells. The NHS, councils and police are now set to come up with plans for how they will achieve this, the government said.’
BBC News, 18th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An NHS trust was fined £180,000 before Christmas after a patient suffered severe burns from a warming mattress.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th January 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The mother of a woman who died as an inpatient at a London hospital has lost a High Court challenge against the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO) over its refusal to investigate the loss of her daughter’s medical records.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th December 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, says huge spike in sex offence cases since former BBC DJ’s crimes were exposed has put added pressure on prison service.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Report commissioned by NHS calls for closure of all Winterbourne View-style institutions for disabled patients but Chief Nursing Officer insists complexity of cases leading to slow progress.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A 25-year-old woman with severe autism died in a secure hospital after staff allowed her weight to balloon to 25 stone as she sat alone for years in a padded room, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has ranked almost every mental health NHS trust in England in terms of risk of providing poor care.’
BBC News, 20th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A total of 12 NHS Trusts have become embroiled in fresh abuse allegations against late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, raising the number of NHS organisations undertaking investigations to 41.’
The Independent, 6th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Plans being considered by the Government will see inmates treated in specialist mental health units inside prisons in future.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Too many people in the middle of a mental health crisis end up locked in police cells after being turned away from hospitals, says a report.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who called the emergency services 200 times in two years with fake symptoms to get pain medication was “depleting life-saving resources” from the health service, say officials.’
BBC News, 21st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Safety standards in hospitals in England are “shocking”, inspectors say. The warning by the Care Quality Commission came as it released the results for the first 82 hospital inspected under a new regime. The system has been designed to be tougher and was overhauled following the Stafford Hospital scandal.’
BBC News, 16th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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