Mid Staffs Inquiry report: Human rights abuses need human rights solutions – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 6th, 2013 in hospitals, human rights, inquiries, medical treatment, news, whistleblowers by sally

“Hundreds of people have died; others have been starved, dehydrated and left in appalling conditions of indignity, witnessed by their loved ones. Surely this is what Chris Grayling, Justice Secretary, had in mind when he recently cautioned to need to ‘concentrate on real human rights’?”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 6th February 2013

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Robert Francis QC: hundreds were subjected to ‘appalling and unnecessary suffering’ – video – The Guardian

“Robert Francis QC speaks to the media following the release of his report into the Mid Staffordshire NHS trust scandal, in which between 400 to 1,200 people died as a result of inadequate care. Francis makes 290 recommendations in the report. He says that many were failed by a system that put ‘corporate self-interest’ ahead of patients and their safety.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2013

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Mid Staffs report: NHS culture was the culprit – The Guardian

Posted February 6th, 2013 in codes of practice, hospitals, inquiries, medical treatment, news, whistleblowers by sally

“The scale of Robert Francis’s report cannot be overestimated – and neither can the magnitude of cultural change it calls for.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2013

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Related link: Final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry

NHS staff must reveal poor care by law, says inquiry – Daily Telegraph

“NHS hospitals should face prosecution if doctors and nurses fail to blow the whistle on patients receiving poor care, an official inquiry into the scandal at Stafford Hospital will recommend on Wednesday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2013

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Woman left fighting for life after gastric bypass surgery went wrong is awarded £35,000 compensation – The Independent

Posted February 5th, 2013 in compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, news by tracey

“A woman who was left fighting for her life after gastric bypass surgery went wrong has been awarded £35,000.”

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The Independent, 4th February 2013

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Robert Francis QC: the man behind the NHS Mid Staffs report – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2013 in barristers, health, hospitals, inquiries, news, reports by sally

“If some of the array of senior figures and organisations in the NHS are anxious about what the publication of the Mid Staffordshire scandal report might mean for their reputations, that is understandable. The mammoth public inquiry was chaired by Robert Francis QC, described by solicitors who hire him as ‘formidable’ and ‘forensically exceptional’. A barrister specialising in the NHS and medical negligence, he is highly skilled at getting to the truth and quietly scathing when he feels censure is due.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2013

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Mother Hazel Spence left paralysed by hospital error – BBC News

Posted January 29th, 2013 in damages, hospitals, medical treatment, news, personal injuries by sally

“A mother of two has been given a multimillion-pound payout by a Birmingham hospital, after mistakes during an operation left her paralysed.”

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BBC News, 29th January 2013

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Central London NHS Trust: key points from the Tribunal’s first MPN case – Panopticon

Posted January 21st, 2013 in appeals, data protection, hospitals, news, penalties, tribunals by sally

“Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust v IC (EA/2012/00111) concerned the first monetary penalty notice (MPN) to be appealed to the First-Tier Tribunal. The Trust’s appeal has been dismissed by the Tribunal (Professor Angel, Rosalind Tatam and Paul Taylor).”

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Panopticon, 17th January 2013

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Boy left brain damaged at birth wins £7.1m compensation – The Guardian

Posted January 10th, 2013 in birth, compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“A teenage boy who was left brain-damaged at birth has been awarded £7.1m damages after a 14-year legal battle by his mother against the hospital responsible.”

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The Guardian, 9th January 2013

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Terminally ill woman not consulted on hospital resuscitation order – The Guardian

Posted December 20th, 2012 in hospital orders, hospitals, medical treatment, news by tracey

“A terminally ill woman was not consulted before a notice instructing ‘do not resuscitate’ was placed with her medical records, a judge has found.”

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The Guardian, 19th December 2012

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New rules will force hospitals to publish operation survival rates by individual surgeons – The Independent

Posted December 18th, 2012 in doctors, hospitals, news, publishing, statistics by sally

“Hospitals will be required to publish survival rates for operations by individual surgeons under plans to help patients to more effectively choose where they have their care.”

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The Independent, 18th December 2012

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Family fight to keep father alive in court battle – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 7th, 2012 in families, hospitals, medical treatment, news by sally

“The family of a seriously ill man have won their battle to force a hospital to keep treating him, as a judge found doctors had failed to fully credit the importance of his ‘continued existence’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2012

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Hospitals’ disabled parking charges may be ‘unlawful’ – BBC News

Posted December 7th, 2012 in disabled persons, equality, hospitals, news, parking by sally

“Hospitals charging disabled drivers to park could be in breach of the law, a leading lawyer says.”

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BBC News, 7th December 2012

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Addenbrooke’s Hospital payout as equipment left in patient – BBC News

Posted December 5th, 2012 in compensation, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“A hospital has apologised and paid £7,000 in compensation to a man who had surgical equipment left inside him following an operation.”

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BBC News, 5th December 2012

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M v Scottish Ministers – WLR Daily

M v Scottish Ministers [2012] UKSC 58; [2012] WLR (D) 365

“It had been unlawful for the Scottish Ministers to fail to make the necessary regulations defining a who was a ‘qualifying patient’ detained at a ‘qualifying hospital’ and thus entitled to apply for a declaration from the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland that he was a person detained under conditions of excessive security pursuant to section 268 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 which came into force on 1 May 2006 pursuant to section 333(2) of that Act.”

WLR Daily, 28th November 2012

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Regina (L) v West London Mental Health NHS Trust – WLR Daily

Posted December 3rd, 2012 in detention, duty of care, hospitals, law reports, mental health by sally

Regina (L) v West London Mental Health NHS Trust [2012] EWHC 3200 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 357

“The common law duty to act fairly was engaged when a decision was made as to whether to transfer a patient detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 from a medium to a high security hospital.”

WLR Daily, 13th November 2012

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NHS radiographer who couldn’t speak English finally dismissed after six years – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in dismissal, hospitals, news by tracey

“Ramani Ramaswamy, who was recruited from his native India, was given lessons to help him improve, but his command of the language only deteriorated, it was claimed. He was dismissed from his job and suspended from the national radiography register for a year after a string of complaints were made against him. The Health and Care Professions Council found that he had showed a ‘lack of competence’ in a number of areas during his term of employment at The Christie Hospital in Manchester.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2012

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Parents win five-figure sum after hospital failed to spot baby’s meningitis – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 22nd, 2012 in children, compensation, doctors, hospitals, medical treatment, news by tracey

“The parents of a baby boy who died of meningitis have won a five-figure payout from a hospital trust after doctors twice failed to spot the symptoms of his illness.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2012

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Court of Protection Update – Thirty Nine Essex Street

Court of Protection Update (PDF)

Thirty Nine Essex Street, November 2012

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Breast cancer patients claim compensation from hospitals – BBC News

Posted November 8th, 2012 in cancer, class actions, compensation, doctors, hospitals, medical treatment, news by sally

“Women who claim they had botched and unnecessary breast cancer operations are taking legal action against three hospitals in the West Midlands.”

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BBC News, 7th November 2012

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