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Posted 08/05/2013 ‘Never event’ is a term that has been used within our hospitals to describe events that should never happen. These include operating on the incorrect side of the...
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Posted 30/11/2009 Struggling firms should not rely on the upcoming Christmas period to alleviate the danger of insolvency, according to an expert. Andy Wood, regional chairman of insolvency body R3...
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Posted 24/03/2010 Employers could soon be prevented from asking for information about the health of job applicants as part of their recruitment process. The proposed piece of legislation was one...
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Posted 25/02/2010 Rosamund Rhodes-Kemp, a Clinical Negligence Lawyer at Ashtons Legal, comments on the damning report which catalogues the failings in care leading to the deaths of up to 1,200...
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Posted 11/06/2015 An inquest opens on Monday 15 June into the death of a Stowmarket man who was refused hospital admission by ambulance staff because apparently they thought he was...
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Posted 07/04/2014 The Guardian reported today that older people may be suffering in silence because they are reluctant to complain about the care they receive. The parliamentary and health service...
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Posted 01/11/2013 A Cardiff hospital has been forced to apologise for flaws in the way it diagnosed miscarriages over many years. It follows the case of a woman who was...
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Posted 21/08/2011 A man who has developed an asbestos-related illness has launched a claim for £100,000 in compensation from his former employer. Bruce Cooper is taking action against Hanson Support...
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Posted 11/03/2010 Insolvency is more likely to affect men than women, it has been found. According to new figures from the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS), 55.4 per cent of...
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Posted 17/02/2011 A woman involved in a road crash has been awarded personal injury compensation after taking legal advice on her case. The unnamed 32-year-old was a passenger in a...
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Posted 08/02/2013 It has been reported that more than 80% of patients with suspected cancer in England are referred by their GPs after just one or two consultations. A study...
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Posted 10/04/2014 The BBC reports today that prostate cancer tests, which predict how aggressive a tumour is, underestimate the severity of the disease in half of cases. A study by...
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