Alcohol law ‘trebles’ A&E visits – BBC News
“The introduction of 24-hour drinking laws may have trebled alcohol-related admissions to A&E departments in inner city areas at night, researchers say.”
BBC News, 18th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: hospitals
Mother wins damages over smothered daughter – The Times
“A grieving woman has urged midwives not to leave newborn babies in bed with their mothers after she fell asleep as a result of an anaesthetic and accidentally suffocated her daughter. Catherine Wrigley, 36, has been awarded an estimated £20,000 in damages after staff at St Peter’s Hospital, in Chertsey, Surrey, were found to have been negligent in leaving her alone with her daughter, Nancy, after delivery by Caesarean section.”
The Times, 10th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Yet another regulator to monitor care homes and trusts – The Times
“Underperforming NHS trusts and care homes face fines and closure under powers for a new health and social care watchdog, a leaked government document suggests.”
The Times, 8th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rampton patient fights smoking ban at high security hospital – The Guardian
“Patients at Rampton high security psychiatric hospital, which houses some of the country’s most dangerous criminals, are challenging a smoking ban in a test case which claims the refusal to permit cigarettes in the hospital’s buildings or grounds violates their human rights.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
