Hospital
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Sepsis is all too often still the cause of death and severe disablement as a result of delays in diagnosis and treatment. Early detection is vital to a better outcome....
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £75,000 for a man who suffered a perforated oesophagus as a result of being given the...
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An A&E department has been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after it was found to have significant delays in admitting and discharging patients, poor infection risk control...
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In August 2018, Mr C tripped and fell landing on his right leg. Mr C attended A&E as he was unable to weight bear on his right leg. He was...
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Machines that are able to detect sepsis are being installed at a children’s hospital in Scotland. The monitors, which have been fitted at Royal Hospital for Children, in Glasgow, are...
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A Suffolk hospital has been accused of secrecy, bullying and intimidation after a ‘witch hunt’ was carried out to identify a whistleblower who had raised concerns over a woman’s death....
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The Alzheimer’s Society, a charity for people with dementia, has highlighted the need for change after it was revealed that thousands of dementia patients are being left in hospitals due...
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Last month there were record-long delays in A&E departments around England, new data has revealed. One in five patients requiring emergency care had to wait over the target four hours...
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Members of the New Hospital Campaign (NHC) have successfully raised £20,000 which has enabled them to take Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to a judicial review. The NHC is...
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There are three categories in respect of NHS waiting time targets for treatment. These cover A&E, Cancer and routine operations. NHS waiting time targets for Cancer and A&E treatment have...
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The sons of a Norwich woman who was killed by asbestos she probably inhaled whilst working as a hospital cleaner have appealed to her friends and fellow workers to provide...
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn has announced that up to 24 beds in two wards will be out of action for six months. As a result, around 25 operations...
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