Category: hospitals

Mental health hospital where patients were secluded in unfurnished, unsafe rooms, rated inadequate by watchdog – The Independent

Posted June 6th, 2019 in autism, hospitals, learning difficulties, mental health, news, ombudsmen, quality assurance, standards, young persons by tracey

‘Vulnerable patients at one of England’s largest charity-run mental health hospitals were kept in unsafe seclusion rooms for excessive amounts of time and without beds, blankets or pillows, a damning report has found. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated adolescent mental health services at St Andrew’s Healthcare hospital in Northampton ”inadequate”.’

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The Independent, 6th June 2019

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Contaminated blood inquiry: Victim’s ‘life of fear and anger’ – BBC News

Posted May 22nd, 2019 in blood products, hospitals, medical treatment, mental health, news, victims by sally

‘A man who was infected by contaminated blood has told a public inquiry of a life of fear, paranoia and anger.’

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BBC News, 21st May 2019

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‘Broken’ care system for most vulnerable – BBC News

Posted May 21st, 2019 in autism, disabled persons, hospitals, learning difficulties, mental health, news, quality assurance, standards by sally

‘Patients with mental health problems, autism and learning disabilities are being let down by a “broken” care system, a report warns.’

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BBC News, 21st May 2019

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Jackson calls for overhaul of system for clinical negligence claims – Litigation Futures

Posted May 17th, 2019 in compensation, damages, disciplinary procedures, doctors, hospitals, negligence, news, nurses, personal injuries, professional conduct, tribunals by sally

‘Clinical negligence claims could be handled by a tribunal under a new test for liability of whether the patient has suffered ‘reasonably avoidable injury’, Sir Rupert Jackson has proposed.’

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Litigation Futures, 17th May 2019

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CMC censured over ‘all birth injuries caused by negligence’ claim – Litigation Futures

Posted May 2nd, 2019 in advertising, birth, claims management, complaints, disabled persons, doctors, hospitals, midwives, negligence, news, nurses, personal injuries, pregnancy by tracey

‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against a claims management company whose advertising implied that birth injuries were only caused by medical negligence.’

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Litigation Futures, 1st May 2019

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Gosport hospital scandal: Families of victims furious at lack of immediate charges after 21-year fight for justice – The Independent

Posted May 1st, 2019 in bereavement, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, families, hospitals, inquiries, medical records, news, victims by tracey

‘Families whose loved ones were killed in Gosport War Memorial Hospital have expressed their fury at the prospect of enduring a further wait that could last years to learn whether criminal charges are to be brought.’

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The Independent, 30th April 2019

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Man jailed for helping American friend dump father in UK car park so he could get free treatment on NHS – The Independent

Posted May 1st, 2019 in elderly, fraud, hospitals, kidnapping, medical treatment, mental health, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A “fantasist” who claimed to be in the elite military unit has been jailed for two and a half years for his part in a plot to abandon a dementia-suffering Californian pensioner in rural England.’

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The Independent, 30th April 2019

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NHS maternity services in special measures at two Welsh hospitals – The Guardian

Posted May 1st, 2019 in bereavement, birth, children, hospitals, mental health, news, pregnancy, standards, statistics, Wales by tracey

‘Maternity services at two NHS hospitals in south Wales have been put into special measures after a report found a series of failings that may have put the lives of women and babies at risk.’

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The Guardian, 30th April 2019

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The Priory fined £300k over death of 14-year-old girl – BBC News

Posted April 18th, 2019 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, duty of care, fines, health & safety, hospitals, inquests, mental health, news, sentencing, standards, suicide by sally

‘The Priory healthcare group has been fined £300,000 over the death of a child at one of its hospitals.’

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BBC News, 17th April 2019

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Baby dies after pregnant Merthyr Tydfil woman ‘sent home’ – BBC News

Posted April 5th, 2019 in birth, children, hospitals, inquests, news, pregnancy by tracey

‘A pregnant woman whose baby died was told she was not in labour and was sent home from hospital with painkillers and laxatives, an inquest has heard.’

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BBC News, 4th Apil 2019

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Schools and NHS could be held accountable over youth crime – BBC News

Posted April 1st, 2019 in doctors, education, hospitals, news, notification, nurses, offensive weapons, police, school children, violence by sally

‘Teachers, NHS workers and police officers could be held accountable for failing to spot violent crime among young people under government plans announced on Monday.’

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BBC News, 1st April 2019

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Care homes applying for hundreds more court orders to prevent elderly from going outside, figures reveal – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 29th, 2019 in care homes, deprivation of liberty safeguards, elderly, hospitals, mental health, news, statistics by tracey

‘Care homes and hospitals are applying for hundreds more elderly people to be locked inside, new data shows.’

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Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2019

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No anonymity for woman suing NHS for £6m – Litigation Futures

Posted March 28th, 2019 in anonymity, birth, hospitals, news, psychiatric damage by sally

‘A woman suing a hospital trust for over £6m following the stillbirth of her first child cannot benefit from anonymity, the High Court has ruled.’

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Litigation Futures, 28th March 2019

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‘No consent’ for teeth removal op on woman who later died – BBC News

Posted March 21st, 2019 in consent, dentists, disabled persons, doctors, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by tracey

‘The mother of a disabled woman who died after all her teeth were removed says she did not consent to the operation. Rachel Johnston’s family has started a legal claim for negligence, saying medics failed to discuss risks of the treatment she had for tooth decay.’

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BBC News, 21st March 2019

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What’s in a name? High Court considers anonymity order in sensitive claim – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 15th, 2019 in anonymity, bereavement, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, damages, hospitals, human rights, media, negligence, news, pregnancy, psychiatric damage, reporting restrictions by sally

‘The Claimant became pregnant in 2012 but, tragically, the baby died in utero and was stillborn in May 2013. The Claimant claimed damages to represent the loss of the pregnancy and also for a psychiatric injury which she suffered due to the stillbirth.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 14th March 2019

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Shropshire baby deaths: Families could pull out of inquiry – BBC News

Posted March 1st, 2019 in bereavement, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, families, hospitals, inquiries, midwives, news, professional conduct, quality assurance, standards by tracey

‘Families who have alleged failings at an NHS trust could pull out of an inquiry into their babies’ deaths.’

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BBC News, 28th February 2019

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Bullying and sexual harassment ‘endemic’ in NHS hospitals – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2019 in bullying, disciplinary procedures, disclosure, doctors, harassment, hospitals, news, nurses, sexual offences, statistics by tracey

‘Hundreds of doctors have been accused of bullying and sexually harassing colleagues in the past five years, prompting concern that a culture of intimidation is thriving in the NHS.’

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The Guardian, 24th February 2019

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Care Quality Commission issues first ‘duty of candour’ breach fine – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 14th, 2019 in children, delay, fines, hospitals, medical treatment, news, notification by sally

‘The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued its first fine to an NHS trust for failing to comply with its ‘duty of candour’, which requires healthcare providers to be open and honest with patients or their families if there is an incident in which they suffer harm.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2019

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What price freedom? Counting the cost when DoLS goes wrong – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 8th, 2019 in damages, deprivation of liberty safeguards, detention, false imprisonment, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

‘Twenty years on from Bournewood, the case that prompted the introduction of DoLS, and as the Mental Capacity Amendment Bill tolls the death knell for DoLS and introduces as their replacement Liberty Protection Safeguards, the High Court (HHJ Coe sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) has given a sharp reminder of the human and financial cost of what happens when a hospital fails properly to discharge its obligations under the Mental Capacity Act and as a result, falsely imprisons (in a hospital) a patient.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 5th February 2019

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Sacked 88-year-old hospital secretary becomes oldest person ever to win age discrimination case – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 7th, 2019 in age discrimination, disability discrimination, disabled persons, elderly, employment, employment tribunals, hospitals, news, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘An 88-year-old hospital secretary has become the oldest person ever to win an age discrimination case after she was marched out her office and later dismissed over “frality” claims.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2019

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