Category: medical treatment

Doctors failing to examine women as one in ten medical negligence claims involve breast cancer – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 26th, 2012 in cancer, doctors, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by tracey

“One in ten medical negligence claims involving cancer are from women with breast cancer as doctors are failing to examine women and not following up on abnormal test results, it has been warned.

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer-related medical negligence claim against GPs, Medical Protection Society (MPS) has found.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2012

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£5.8m payout for brain-damaged boy – The Independent

Posted October 25th, 2012 in birth, compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, news by sally

“A boy left brain damaged after a bowel condition was not properly treated is to receive compensation worth £5.8 million.”

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The Independent, 25th October 2012

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Stepping Hill Hospital pays £10m over brain damaged man – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2012 in compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, news by tracey

“A hospital has agreed to fund lifetime care costing around £10m for a man who was brain damaged after being treated for croup as a baby.”

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BBC News, 16th October 2012

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Woman who does not believe she has cancer can undergo operation – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 16th, 2012 in cancer, Court of Protection, health, medical treatment, mental health, news by tracey

“A schizophrenic woman who does not believe she has cancer can now undergo a risky operation against her wishes that could save her life, on the orders of a senior judge.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th October 2012

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Age should not affect surgery – report – BBC News

Posted October 15th, 2012 in age discrimination, medical treatment, news by tracey

“Assumptions about fitness in older people should not be used to decide whether patients have surgery, according to a report by the Royal College of Surgeons and Age UK.”

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BBC News, 15th October 2012

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EU working time rules put patients at risk, warn doctors – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 15th, 2012 in doctors, EC law, medical treatment, news, working time by tracey

“Patient care is being put at risk by the European Working Time Directive, which ‘disrupts continuity of care and distorts clinical training’, say two Royal Colleges.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2012

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Hospital allowed to withhold lifesaving treatment from brain-damaged man – The Guardian

Posted October 8th, 2012 in families, hospitals, Islam, medical treatment, news by sally

“A court has allowed a hospital trust to withhold live-saving treatment from a severely brain-damaged man if his condition deteriorates, it has emerged.”

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The Guardian, 8th October 2012

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Ministry of Justice abandons £10m raid on medical negligence damages – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 25th, 2012 in damages, legal aid, medical treatment, Ministry of Justice, negligence, news by sally

“Attempts to claw back almost £10 million a year from compensation awarded to disabled children and their families have been abandoned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2012

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Woman brain-damaged at birth gets £5.5m hospital payout – BBC News

Posted September 25th, 2012 in birth, compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“A woman left with irreversible brain damage due to a ‘catalogue of errors’ during her birth has been awarded a total of £5.5m in compensation.”

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BBC News, 24th September 2-12

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Disabled prisoners’ lives put at risk by poor care and treatment in jail – The Guardian

Posted September 19th, 2012 in disabled persons, medical treatment, news, prisons, statistics by sally

“The plight of a man who had to be rushed to hospital hours after arriving in jail highlights the limitations of prison care.”

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The Guardian, 18th September 2012

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Down’s syndrome patient challenges resuscitation order – BBC News

Posted September 13th, 2012 in disability discrimination, disabled persons, health, learning difficulties, medical treatment, news by tracey

“A man with Down’s syndrome is suing an NHS trust over a hospital’s decision to issue a do-not-resuscitate order giving his disability as one of the reasons.”

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BBC News, 13th September 2012

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Muslim man’s right-to-life court case adjourned until October – BBC News

Posted August 24th, 2012 in euthanasia, Islam, law reports, medical treatment by sally

“A Muslim man’s right-to-live court battle has been adjourned until October after claims he is no longer in a persistent vegetative state.”

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BBC News, 23rd August 2012

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Family of L, a man left in a vegetative state, wage court battle for right to life – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2012 in euthanasia, families, medical ethics, medical treatment, news by sally

“The family of a man left in a vegetative state after a heart attack has made an eleventh hour appeal for doctors to do all they can to keep him alive as they await a vital court ruling.”

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The Guardian, 19th August 2012

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Tribunal criticises doctor who removed wrong fallopian tube – The Guardian

Posted August 16th, 2012 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“A doctor who removed the wrong fallopian tube from a patient, leaving her unable to conceive naturally, has been criticised by a tribunal for her ‘hasty, careless, and dismissive’ attitude.”

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The Guardian, 15th August 2012

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Doctors blame ‘no win, no fee’ for rise in legal actions – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 15th, 2012 in compensation, doctors, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“Doctors are facing unprecedented increases in claims for compensation for clinical negligence, according to the head of the Medical Defence Union.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 14th August 2012

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Judge rules boy’s life support can be switched off despite parents’ hope of miracle – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 13th, 2012 in children, Christianity, judges, medical ethics, medical treatment, news, parental rights by sally

“A judge has ordered that doctors can switch off a young boy’s life-support system even though his devout Christian parents pleaded for him to be kept alive in case of a miracle.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2012

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Judge rules that doctors can withhold treatment in ‘desperately sad’ case – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 10th, 2012 in Court of Protection, medical treatment, news by tracey

“A judge has allowed doctors to stop trying to treat a seriously ill hospital patient who has a needle phobia and physically resists help from medics, in what she called a ‘desperately sad’ case.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2012

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Court of Protection Update – Thirty Nine Essex Street

Posted August 7th, 2012 in Court of Protection, human rights, jurisdiction, medical treatment, news, personal injuries by sally

Court of Protection Update (PDF)

Thirty Nine Essex Street, August 2012

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NHS trusts ‘breaking the law’ by denying access to treatment – The Guardian

Posted August 6th, 2012 in budgets, doctors, hospitals, medical treatment, medicines, news, whistleblowers by sally

“The head of the government’s drugs rationing body has claimed that a number of NHS trusts are ‘breaking the law’ by denying patients access to approved treatments and drugs to save money.”

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The Guardian, 3rd August 2012

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Judge says religious couple’s brain-damaged baby can be allowed to die – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 1st, 2012 in children, euthanasia, medical ethics, medical treatment, news, parental rights by sally

“A judge has ruled that a severely brain-damaged baby boy can be allowed to die even though his devoutly religious parents wanted him to be kept on a life-support system.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2012

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