‘A son has accepted a settlement and an apology from the north Wales health board nearly 10 years after his mother was a patient in a mental health unit.’
BBC News, 26th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mental health unit criticised over the deaths of three teenagers was “chaotic and unsafe”, a report found.’
BBC News, 21st March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An NHS trust has been fined for a “catalogue of failures” which saw a dementia patient abscond from a hospital three times and die after hitting his head on concrete.’
The Independent, 20th March 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A controversial mental health monitoring system, which embedded police officers in clinical teams, must no longer be used in mental health services, NHS England has said.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the response of West Midlands police into the death of a 23-year-old man who ran away from a mental health hospital and was killed by a train.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An interesting case came out of the Bear Garden at the end of February, which may be of interest to clinical negligence practitioners – Read v Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 367 (KB)’
Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 8th March 2023
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘A bogus psychiatrist who practised in the NHS for 22 years with a fake degree has been jailed, as a judge criticised medical authorities for an “abject failure of scrutiny”.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A protocol agreed in the wake of Covid-19 to better manage clinical negligence claims during the pandemic is remaining in place after it appeared to reduce the number of contested cases.’
Legal Futures, 28th February 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘NHS waiting times, staff shortages and service backlogs have been flagged as concerns in relation to dozens of patient deaths across England and Wales since the start of last year, the Observer can reveal, with coroners facing a succession of inquests concerning ambulance delays.’
The Guardian, 26th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Leicestershire NHS trust has been ordered to pay Harborough District Council £35,000 in legal fees after losing a court battle.’
BBC News, 21st February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A fraudulent doctor who worked in the NHS for 20 years has been convicted of a “deliberate and wicked deception” after forging a medical degree certificate and practising as a psychiatrist without the necessary qualifications.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman has been paid damages by an NHS trust after developing post-traumatic stress disorder when a mortuary allowed her son’s body to decompose to such an extent that relatives were advised not to view it, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Health officials are recalling a further 1,500 patients of the jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson, more than two decades after he treated them, after the discovery of an old IT database.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The mother of a baby girl who died in hospital 23 minutes after being born has said she was “failed in the most cruel way” by an NHS Trust that has admitted failings in their care.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A girl who had all four of her limbs amputated after she was wrongfully discharged from hospital has won a multimillion-pound payout.’
The Independent, 22nd January 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A mental health blogger who took her own life by swallowing a poisonous substance was failed by the psychiatric hospital caring for her, a jury has found.’
BBC News, 19th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Staff at a maternity unit were exposed to almost 30 times the legal workplace exposure limit for nitrous oxide, documents have shown. Testing at Basildon Hospital revealed the levels more than 16 months before colleagues were informed.’
BBC News, 16th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected a defendant’s plea for a costs management order regarding a child’s clinical negligence case which could still have years to run. Master Cook stated that the policy of children’s cases being exempt from costs management should be adhered to, even if the defendant was unhappy with the costs incurred so far.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th January 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The recent judgment of the TCC in St James’s Oncology SPC Ltd (Project Co) v Lendlease Construction (Europe) Ltd and another provides a fascinating commentary on the importance of drafting a building contract that is tailored to deliver the needs of the employer and the end-user.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog , 12th January 2023
‘The government has been asked to decide whether to hold the first national public inquiry into mental health deaths.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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