‘Simba Mujakachi, a personal trainer, was just 29 years old in June 2019 when he suffered a catastrophic stroke that left him comatose. When he awoke, he was paralysed on his left side and unable to talk or eat. His stroke could have been prevented by relatively inexpensive medication for a blood clotting condition that, as a refused asylum seeker, he was not entitled to on the NHS.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘NHS trusts are wrongly hounding vulnerable migrant women for payment of bills of thousands of pounds for maternity care, according to a report.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A hospital has admitted liability for the death of a baby who was delivered stillborn three days after his mother’s complaints of fluid loss and severe pain were dismissed as wetting the bed.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who raised concerns about the safety of children at an NHS gender clinic has been awarded £20,000 in an employment tribunal case.’
BBC News, 5th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Senior managers at an NHS trust knew up to 30 cancers may have gone undetected two years before an official probe into a backlog of thousands of X-rays. Three lung cancers were missed at Worcestershire hospitals NHS Trust, a sample check of results in 2014 found.’
BBC News, 27th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prior to her dismissal, the claimant was a senior employee with a continuous unblemished service record of 38 years.’
3PB, 9th August 2021
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘Up to 4,500 people in mental health crisis were unlawfully held in police custody in England and Wales in a year, previously unpublished data suggests.’
BBC News, 20th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An NHS hospital commissioned a report into the risk of corporate manslaughter charges should a fatal roof collapse occur, leaked documents reveal.’
BBC News, 16th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The “shameful” case of a violent 12-year-old boy who was detained in hospital by 15 police officers illustrates the “systemic failings” in England’s care system, according to the body representing all of England’s directors of children’s services.’
The Guardian, 12th August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mental health hospital has been closed by the care watchdog after inspectors saw evidence of patients being abused. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has forced the closure of Eldertree Lodge, in Staffordshire, which looked after more than 40 adults with learning disabilities and autism.’
The Independent, 10th August 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘There have been more than 530 serious incidents where NHS trusts have released the wrong body to families or lost, damaged or kept the organs or bodies of babies without family permission, new figures reveal.’
The Independent, 8th August 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In this edition of the Professional Discipline & Regulatory Team quarterly bulletin, Carolina Cabral discusses the need for expert evidence where matters are of common sense(pp.2-4) and Divya Puri helpfully reminds us of the process and procedure to be undertaken when applying for a High Court extension to an interim order (pp.5-7) We also include our usual brief summary of some recent cases.’
23 Essex Street, 2nd August 2021
Source: www.23es.com
‘A Family Division judge has strongly criticised NHS England and two NHS mental health trusts over the failure to accommodate a 15-year-old girl “M” with complex needs through a medium secure tier 4 bed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th August 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Health and Care Bill 2021-22 [Bill 140 of 2021-22] was introduced in the House of Commons on 6 July 2021. Second reading is scheduled for Wednesday 14 July 2021. This paper explains the Bill’s provisions and includes comment and reactions.’
House of Commons Library, 12th July 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘The government’s failure to reduce the number of autistic people confined to mental health units in England is a “national scandal”, a charity says.’
BBC News, 14th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In King v Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 1576 (QB), the High Court once again demonstrated the difficulties faced by Claimants who suffer psychiatric conditions as a result of witnessing loved ones (in this case, a new-born baby) die in hospital.’
Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 12th July 2021
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
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