Price of suing the NHS too high – The Guardian
“Suing the NHS for medical negligence may become too costly in the wake of cuts to both legal aid and lawyers’ success fees.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: medical treatment
Injured by the NHS? Prepare for further pain – The Guardian
“Justice ministry hopes to remove clinical negligence from legal aid and make claimants pay fees and premiums out of damages.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Birmingham hospital trust pays out after baby’s death – BBC News
“A Birmingham couple has received an out-of-court settlement following hospital failures which allegedly led to the death of their baby son.”
BBC News, 8th Febraury 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Scrapping Legal Aid for medical cases ‘bad for justice and health’ – Daily Telegraph
“Plans to remove Legal Aid for clinical negligence cases would damage access to justice and allow risks taken by doctors to go unchecked, according to the father of a boy who died after a medical blunder.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Women win £200,000 payout over pill implant pregnancies – Daily Telegraph
“Nearly £200,000 in compensation has been paid to women who have become pregnant or been hurt after they were fitted with a popular contraceptive implant.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Trust admits drug death blunder at Telford hospital – BBC News
“A hospital has admitted giving a patient with pneumonia and breathing difficulties a combination of drugs that led to his death.”
BBC News, 14th September 2010
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Stem cell doctor guilty of breaching good practice – The Independent
“A doctor who exploited ‘vulnerable’ multiple sclerosis patients by exaggerating the benefits of stem cell therapy faces being struck off after his fitness to practise was found to be impaired today.”
The Independent, 10th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Payout after Nottingham doctor fails to diagnose tumour – BBC News
“A former clergyman left disabled after a delay in diagnosing a brain tumour has received undisclosed substantial damages from a Nottingham hospital.”
BBC News, 9th September 2010
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Bracknell woman in gastric bypass NHS legal challenge – BBC News
“A woman who was told she was not fat enough to have gastric bypass surgery on the NHS is taking health chiefs to court in a bid to overturn the ruling.”
BBC News, 20th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sons of man killed by German locum GP face prosecution – Daily Telegraph
“The sons of a man killed after being given ten times the recommended dose of painkiller by a German locum doctor face prosecution for calling him a ‘killer’ and a ‘charlatan’.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cosmetic ‘cowboys’ face wave of lawsuits – The Guardian
“Lawyers who usually act for victims of NHS blunders say increasing numbers of people are seeking to take legal action over ‘cowboy’ cosmetic treatment.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hospital trust pay-out for brain-damaged taxi driver – BBC News
“A taxi driver who suffered brain damage after a hospital scan was not properly interpreted has been awarded a multimillion-pound pay-out.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Transsexual to get legal aid to help fight NHS over breast surgery row – Daily Telegraph
“A transsexual, Miranda Lee, who was left ‘half man, half woman’ will get tax payers’ money in her legal fight for a breast enlargement.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Essex boys’ murderer wins dental pain payout – BBC News
“A man serving a life sentence for the ‘Essex Boys’ gangland murders has won £44,500 damages from the Home Office for negligent dental care.”
BBC News, 25th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cookham Wood jail breast cancer ruling quashed – BBC News
“A woman’s right to claim for damages after doctors failed to diagnose her breast cancer while she was in prison in Kent has been quashed.”
BBC News, 18th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hospital hopper’ given criminal asbo – The Guardian
“A 41-year-old man has cost the NHS tens of thousands of pounds in hospital treatment for a range of fake illnesses over a three-year period.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reading transsexual loses NHS breast op court battle – BBC News
“A transsexual has lost her High Court battle over an NHS refusal to fund a breast augmentation operation.”
BBC News, 25th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Widower to sue Lincolnshire hospital trust over death – BBC News
“The widower of a Lincolnshire woman who died after doctors missed a six-inch piece of plastic embedded in her buttock has begun legal action.”
BBC News, 19th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctors can be struck off if they ignore the right to die, GMC to announce – Daily Telegraph
“Doctors could be struck off if they fail to respect the wishes of terminally ill patients who want to die by refusing treatment, the General Medical Council is to announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Reading transsexual to wait for NHS breast op ruling – BBC News
“A transsexual who started a High Court battle for the legal right to NHS funding for breast augmentation surgery will have to wait for a judgement.”
BBC News, 13th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
