News feed from the Patient Lawyers website.en-gbA survey of nurses has revealed that patients are treated in cupboards and kitchens due to a shortage of space in hospitals.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/nurses-reveal-patients-treated-in-cupboards-and-kitchens.htm10/03/2010A family from South Shields have been awarded compensation after hospital bosses admitted that mistakes were partly to blame for their son Jimmy’s cerebral palsy.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Compensation-For-North-East-Family-After-Son-Left-With-Cerebral-Palsy.htm03/03/2010The family of a mother of two from Staffordshire who died after a locum GP allegedly failed to spot the symptoms of septicaemia has received an out of court settlement.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Out-Of-Court-Settlement-Following-Blood-Poisoning-Death.htm02/03/2010An independent inquiry has found that Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust placed too much focus on cost-cutting and targets to the detriment of patient care.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/inquiry-criticises-mid-staffordshire-NHS-trust.htm24/02/2010Irwin Mitchell has been approached by a client after the client’s newborn child was given an overdose of BCG vaccination.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/vaccination-overdose-at-scunthorpe-general-hospital.htm18/02/2010A team of 8 Solicitors and Trainees from the Newcastle office recently spent the day at the Percy Hedley Foundation, a local disability organisation, to help with a horticultural community project.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/working-in-the-community.htm18/02/2010The charity Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) has revealed that a number of NHS trusts are putting patients at risk by ignoring National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) safety alerts.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/hospitals-ignoring-patient-safety-alerts.htm16/02/2010A survey by Pulse magazine has found that a number of Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) are seeking to cut costs on out-of-hours care contracts, despite recent criticisms of the out-of-hours system.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/nhs-trusts-cutting-spending-on-out-of-hours-care.htm16/02/2010A prosthetics expert has been struck off after he admitted a string of mistakes.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Edinburgh-Prosthetics-Expert-Struck-Off.htm12/02/2010The National Audit Office (NAO) claims that hundreds of lives could be saved each year if the management of trauma cases was improved.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/NHS-trauma-services.htm12/02/2010The charity Diabetes UK has revealed that thousands of children are rushed to hospital every year with complications related to their diabetes.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/charity-reveals-increase-in-child-diabetes.htm09/02/2010A leading medical negligence solicitor from Irwin Mitchell is reporting a Leeds surgeon to the General Medical Council after a 21-year-old man was forced to have his leg amputated when the doctor failed to correctly monitor his injury.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Bradford-Man-Forced-To-Have-Amputation-After-Medical-Error.htm28/01/2010Victoria Blankstone of Irwin Mitchell has called for lessons to be learned after a 72-year-old Birmingham man died when a hospital failed to follow basic anaesthetic procedures.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Lawyer-Calls-For-Lessons-To-Be-Learned-After-Anaesthetic-Death.htm27/01/2010A Warwickshire man with severe disabilities has received £2million in compensation after a landmark High Court victory allowed him to take action against the hospital he believed was responsible for his disabilities.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Warwickshire-Man-Receives-Compensation-For-Birth-Injuries.htm26/01/2010The Welsh Assembly Government has published draft regulations aimed at making it easier for NHS patients in Wales to complain about their treatment.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/nhs-complaints-wales.htm11/01/2010An inquest in Birmingham has heard that a 64-year-old mother of four suffered an agonising death after a series of errors led to medical staff at a Birmingham hospital administering a highly caustic, deadly substance into her lungs.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Coroner-Finds-That-Neglect-Contributed-To-Death-Of-Mother-Of-Four.htm23/12/2009An appeal is to be launched by a former nurse who is serving 30 years in prison, after being found guilty of murdering four patients at Leeds hospitals.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Nurse-appeal.htm16/12/2009Law firm Irwin Mitchell has negotiated a seven-figure settlement to cover the rehabilitation and long-term care costs of Miss Ferrier, who developed cerebral palsy after an unnecessary emergency caesarean.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/premature-delivery.htm16/12/2009More than £3 million compensation has been awarded to a 20 year old man following serious delays in diagnosing his meningitis.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/meningitis-diagnosis-delays.htm01/12/2009A Consultant Breast Surgeon at the London Breast Clinic, is currently appearing before the GMC’s Fitness to Practice Panel in Manchester.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/GMC-unnecessary-medical-procedures.htm27/11/2009Natalia Lee’s settlement of £475,000 was approved at the Royal Courts of Justice, London, in November 2009.  She suffered a severe group 4 brachial plexus injury (Erb's Palsy) and Horner’s Syndrome during the course of her birth on 14 September 1998. The Hospital admitted negligence early in proceedings and also offered an unreserved apology.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Erbs-Palsy-claim.htm26/11/2009On Wednesday 4th November 2009 the Oxford Coroner returned a narrative verdict in two inquests that were heard jointly as they both related to deaths following the failure of Labcor tricomposit porcine heart valves that were inserted at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/heart-valves.htm06/11/2009A woman from County Durham has been awarded more than £4 million after medical mistakes left her unable to remember anything for more than 10 minutes.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/brain-damaged-woman-awarded-compensation.htm16/10/2009Johanne Rees and her partner Krishna Govekar have received £160,000 in compensation after their son died following delays by staff during his birth at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/compensation-for-welsh-couple-following-baby-death.htm14/10/2009A West Midlands pensioner has received a six figure out of court compensation payout after her leg was needlessly amputated when a lump on her foot was wrongly diagnosed as cancer.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Pensioner+loses+leg+due+to+cancer+misdiagnosis.htm13/10/2009Data from the Office for National Statistics covering 2004 – 2008 is expected to show record numbers of deaths linked to MRSA and Clostridium-difficile  in England and Wales.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/hospital-superbugs.htm18/08/2009A Teesside woman who is still struggling to come to terms with the devastation after her son was stillborn two years ago has backed a national campaign to raise awareness of birth trauma.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/teesside-woman-describes-stillbirth-heartache.htm18/08/2009A Tyneside mum whose son was born with severe disabilities after mistakes were made during his birth has backed a national campaign to raise awareness of birth trauma.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/birth-trauma-issues.htm17/08/2009Specialist lawyers from Irwin Mitchell solicitors are backing a national campaign to raise awareness of the problems caused by birth trauma.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Birth-Trauma-Awareness-Day.htm14/08/2009North West law firm Irwin Mitchell is backing a national campaign to raise awareness of the impact of birth trauma by supporting the Birth Trauma Awareness Day.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/North-West-Birth+Trauma-Awareness-Day.htm14/08/2009Sheffield law firm Irwin Mitchell is backing a national campaign to raise awareness of the impact of birth trauma by supporting the Birth Trauma Awareness Day.http://www.patientlawyers.com//NR/exeres/58875F62-D4C1-473C-B0F0-F7D0C63729D6.htm14/08/2009Three people have died from an infection after undergoing heart valve operations at Nottingham City hospital this year, it was announced today.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/heart-valve-operation.htm29/07/2009The House of Commons Health Committee says that not enough is being done to make health services safer for patients.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Report-blasts-healthcare-safety.htm07/07/2009The son of Violet Smith has spoken of his relief at the conclusion of an inquest into the death of his 87-year-old mother even though Huddersfield Coroner Roger Whittaker today recorded a verdict of death by natural causes.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/burns-victim-inquest.htm19/06/2009A couple from Bridgend have been left heartbroken after a mix-up at their IVF clinic led to their embryo going to another patient.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/IVF-error.htm17/06/2009A woman from Leicester has received a substantial compensation sum after she suffered internal damage following a hysterectomy. She was left with with ongoing health problems for two and half years.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/hysterectomy-error.htm11/06/2009An 18-year-old teenager from Cheshire has been awarded £5.75 million this week, concluding an ongoing legal battle against a Stockport GP who failed to refer him to hospital 16 years ago. The boy was left brain damaged as a result.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/GP-error-compensation.htm02/06/2009On Saturday, 20 June 2009, Georgina Sheldon, a solicitor at Irwin Mitchell LLP, will be attempting a gruelling 45 mile walk from Manchester to Sheffield across the Peak District. As if the distance itself is not enough of a challenge, she will be aiming to complete the walk in less than 24 hours.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/The-extreme-walk-to-work.htm01/06/2009Saturday 16th May saw 16 ‘athletes’ from Irwin Mitchell's London office take to Hackney Marshes and participate in the 4th annual Homerton Hospital fun run.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/London-office-runs-for-charity.htm27/05/2009Six members of the Sheffield office team took part in a 30m abseil at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough football stadium on Sunday 5th April to raise funds for charity Cerebral Palsy Sport.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Abseiling.htm22/05/2009Seventeen members of staff from the Birmingham office took part in the Birmingham Mail 5km Fun Run on Sunday 3 May 2009 at Perry Park, Birmingham.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Team-IM-Running.htm18/05/2009A man with cerebral palsy has won the right to sue a health authority despite his claim being brought outside the legal time limit.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/cerebral-palsy-claim-allowed-to-continue.htm14/05/2009The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) claims that whistle blowing nurses are ignored or discouraged from highlighting concerns over patient safety.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/nhs-whistleblowers.htm14/05/2009Lifeblood, a thrombosis charity, has called for more to be done to prevent deaths due to blood clots that develop in hospital.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/charity-calls-for-action-on-blood-clots.htm14/05/2009Dr Krishnan Prasad GP has been struck off the Medical Register following a GMC (General Medical Council) hearing in Manchester.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/GP-struck-off.htm14/05/2009A leading lawyer who represents eight victims of Dr Roy Murray, a disgraced doctor jailed for indecently assaulting patients, has condemned health officials after a report found that an NHS Trust could have stopped him sooner.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/dr-murray-victims-paid-heavy-price.htm06/05/2009A family from York is calling for improvements in safety for elderly hospital patients after a coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death in the case of an 83-year-old woman who fell repeatedly from her hospital bed.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Family+calls+for+hospital+safety+improvements+following+inquest.htm05/05/2009On 27 April Joseph Neale currently resident at Elpha Lodge Care Home Northumberland finally received approval from the Court of compensation following his clinical negligence claim against Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/north-tyneside-mans-compensation-claim-finally-settled.htm30/04/2009An inquest jury has ruled that three patients who died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital were given the wrong medication.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/patients-killed-by-wrong-medication.htm21/04/2009The Royal College of Midwives has warned that more midwives need to be recruited if Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) are to meet guidelines on one-to-one care.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/more-midwives-needed.htm16/04/2009As of April 1st, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/care-quality-commission.htm01/04/2009A Healthcare Commission poll of 160,000 NHS workers in England found that nearly half of them feel overstretched at work.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/NHS-staff-feel-overstretched.htm27/03/2009An outbreak of the superbug clostridium difficile (c diff) has been directly responsible for the death of 3 patients at Eastbourne District General Hospital.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/c-diff-hospital-deaths.htm27/03/2009The Health Service and Local Government Ombudsmen says the NHS and social services are failing people with learning disabilities.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/ombudsman-criticises-care-for-patients-with-learning-disabilities.htm26/03/2009The Healthcare Commission has criticised the standards of care at Staffordshire General Hospital.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/hospital-criticised.htm18/03/2009The Chief Medical Officer for England, Sir Liam Donaldson says the NHS needs to apologise more for errors.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/chief-medical-officer-nhs-errors.htm17/03/2009The Association of Anaesthetists says patients are being put at risk while being moved between hospitals.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/nhs-transfers-put-patients-at-risk.htm17/03/2009Some NHS trusts are not reporting errors made by medical staff to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA).http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/hospitals-fail-to-report-errors.htm13/03/2009An outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C diff) has led to the closure of Eastbourne District General Hospital to new admissions.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/c-diff-outbreak.htm11/03/2009A woman from Worcestershire has told of her anger after learning that a routine scan during pregnancy could have prevented the death of her twins in 2005.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/early-scan-could-have-saved-twins.htm10/03/2009A family is calling for lessons to be learned after a coroner returned narrative verdict following the death of a four week old baby.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/inquest-verdict.htm09/03/2009The High Court has found that mistakes made by hospital staff led to a man from the West Midlands suffering more severe brain damage than would otherwise have been the case.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/delays-led-to-more-extensive-brain-damage.htm26/02/2009The use of contaminated blood products has been described as the “worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS” by Lord Morris, the organiser of a public inquiry.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/compensation-for-contaminated-blood.htm26/02/2009The Healthcare Commission has revealed that nearly half of the people who complain about NHS treatment do not get a satisfactory response from their NHS trust.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/nhs-complaints-procedure-criticised.htm19/02/2009A failed operation left a man from Warwickshire with tinnitus.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/failed-ear-operation-tinnitus.htm19/02/2009A charity investigation has found that more than half of primary care trusts (PCTs) in England have no policy in place to screen newborns for hip problems.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/PCTs-criticised-over-newborn-hip-screening.htm19/02/2009We are sad, but perhaps not surprised, to learn that a haemophiliac has been found to be infected with vCJD (the human form of BSE). http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/haemophiliac-found-to-have-vCJD.htm18/02/2009Two cancer patients died after medical staff mistakenly gave them five times the normal dose of the drug Amphotericin.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/cancer-patients-died-after-overdose-at-birmingham-hospital.htm13/02/2009Nearly half of maternity units in England had to close their doors to women in labour at least once last year as they were full.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/maternity-units-forced-to-turn-away-women-in-labour.htm13/02/2009An inquest has heard that a man died after medics failed to test him for malaria, despite his concerns that he might have contracted the disease on holiday.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/hospital-fails-to-spot-malaria.htm03/02/2009Hospitals could run out of surgeons when the European Working Time Directive is enforced in August.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/cuts-in-working-housr-could-be-disastrous-for-patients.htm03/02/2009Steve Clarke, owner of Acorn Lodge Residential Home in Harborough, has appealed against a court’s decision to close the home down.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/leicestershire-care-home-owner-appeals-against-closure.htm29/01/2009The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman should condemn the NHS over the deaths of 6 vulnerable patients, says the charity Mencap.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/mecap-urges-action-on-hospital-deaths.htm23/01/2009A Worcestershire couple have received a five-figure compensation pay out after hospital errors led to the death of their baby son shortly after his birth.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/hospital-to-blame-over-death-of-baby.htm23/01/2009Up to half of primary care trusts (PCTs) are not meeting government commitments to improve safety and choice of maternity services, says the Health Service Journal.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/PCTs-not-allocating-enough-funds-to-maternity-services.htm23/01/2009Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, previously at the centre of a superbug scandal, has made “substantial improvements” according to the Healthcare Commission.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/superbug-trust-makes-substantial-improvements.htm23/01/2009Cancer patients will soon be able to get all their prescriptions for free, even if the medicines are not related to their cancer.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/free-prescriptions-for-cancer-patients-from-April.htm22/01/2009A checklist devised by the World Health Organisation can cut deaths by 40% and complications by more than a third when it is used in major operations.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/surgical-checklist-cuts-deaths.htm22/01/2009A report in Archives of Diseases in Childhood has found that most children with septic shock are not getting appropriate treatment in A&E.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/children-not-getting-appropriate-septic-shock-treatment.htm13/01/2009A decision by the Healthcare Commission to investigate standards of care at Eccleshill Independent Treatment Centre has been welcomed by the law firm representing the fiancée of John Hubley.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Law+Firm+Welcomes+Treatment+Centre+Inquiry.htm09/01/20093,645 people died between April 2007 and March 2008 as a result of “patient safety incidents”. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/increase-in-deaths-caused-by-NHS-errors.htm07/01/2009The Healthcare Commission has found a shortage of beds and midwives, as well as a lack of strong leadership at Milton Keynes General Hospital.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/problems-at-buckinghamshire-maternity-unit.htm23/12/2008Sir Richard Branson has described hospital infections rates as “horrific”.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/branson-criticises-NHS-infections-rates.htm23/12/2008The board of directors at Chesterfield Royal Hospital have approved £15m plans to improve facilities next year.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/improvements-planned-at-derbyshire-hospital.htm22/12/2008A new wave of vCJD (the human form of BSE) is feared following reports of a new case in someone with a version of a gene known as MV.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/New+Wave+of+CJD+Feared.htm19/12/2008A GP from Derbyshire has been warned about his conduct after a child died of meningitis.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/GP-warned-after-failing-to-spot-meningitis.htm19/12/2008Senior people in the health service have warned that the economic downturn will present the NHS with big challenges.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/tough-times-ahead-for-the-NHS.htm18/12/2008The College of Emergency Medicine has warned that the majority of accident and emergency departments do not have enough senior doctors.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/experts-warn-of-shortage-of-doctors.htm16/12/2008A hospital has apologised to hundreds of patients who were recalled for tests amid fears that they were wrongly given the all-clear from cancer.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/hospital-says-sorry-for-botched-cancer-tests.htm16/12/2008A nurse from Powys has been given a caution order after being found guilty of professional misconduct.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/nurse-given-caution-order-over-head-injury.htm15/12/2008Doctors say that many people who go abroad for plastic surgery end up seeking treatment on the NHS when their operations go wrong.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/NHS-left-with-the-bill-after-cosmetic-surgery-abroad.htm05/12/2008A BBC investigation has found problems with staff vetting and training at a private ambulance operator that provides staff to two hospitals in Birmingham.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/concern-over-ambulance-staff-at-two-birmingham-hospitals.htm05/12/2008The Healthcare Commission has found that just five out of 51 acute hospital trusts in England are meeting hygiene standards.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/hospitals-failing-to-meet-hygiene-standards.htm24/11/2008Two patients are considering legal action against a cosmetic surgeon from the north-east after eye-lift operations went wrong.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/patients-consider-legal-action-against-cosmetic-surgeon.htm24/11/2008MPs have said that many hospital trusts still do not do enough to protect patients from deadly blood clots.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/hospital-trusts-not-doing-enough-to-prevent-blood-clots.htm21/11/2008The coroner responsible for the inquest into the death of a woman who went missing from a care home in Halifax has called in the police to investigate whether key witnesses are telling the truth.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/inquest-halted-as-coroner-calls-in-the-police.htm11/11/2008One of the top children’s hospitals in England has been the subject of complaints from its own consultants.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/consultants-complain-about-services-at-their-hospital.htm11/11/2008An inquest in Birmingham has returned a verdict of natural causes after investigating how a 13 hour old premature baby died from a ruptured liver.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/inquest-into-death-of-Terry-Forster-returns-natural-causes-verdict.htm05/11/2008The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has launched an investigation after two babies died in an outbreak of E.coli at a Bedfordshire hospital.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/health-protection-agency-investigates-ecoli-deaths.htm27/10/2008The charity Bliss has found that only 20% of hospitals in the UK with neonatal units have enough staff to meet recommended care guidelines.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/specialist-baby-care-units-are-stretched.htm16/10/2008A surgeon at Barnsley Hospital has had restrictions placed on her registration, following accusations of botched breast cancer operations.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Restrictions+placed+on+breast+cancer+surgeon.htm15/10/2008The National Audit Office has found that the NHS usually ignores lessons that could be learned from complaints.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/The-NHS-ignores-lessons-from-complaints.htm10/10/2008Women may soon be able to tell if their unborn baby has Down’s syndrome thanks to a blood test developed by scientists.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/New-test-offers-safer-testing-for-Down’s-syndrome.htm07/10/2008Substantial undisclosed damages have been won by the widow and children of film-maker Nick Rossiter, who died of a heart attack at the age of 43.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Nick+Rossiters+family+wins+damages.htm06/10/2008Responding to serious concerns about management and the standards at Highfields Nursing Home in Sheffield, Rotherham Council together with NHS Rotherham and The Commission for Social Care Inspection have moved dozens of elderly residents from the home to other nursing homes in the area. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Elderly+Residents+Moved+from+Nursing+Home.htm17/09/2008A hospital’s failure to diagnose skin cancer has led to 26 year old Tara Jones being told that she now only has months to live.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Delay+in+diagnosing+skin+cancer+in+young+woman.htm16/09/2008Following the birth of a child with a severe brain injury, the High Court in Birmingham has today approved an agreement reached with a Worcestershire hospital after mistakes were made in antenatal care.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/NHS+Trust+accept+liability+after+mistakes+result+in+severe+cerebral+palsy.htm08/09/2008Following recent debates about the NHS’ decision to only fund treatment of cancer and potentially sight-saving anti-VEGF drugs in ‘exceptional circumstances’, the idea of top-up fees has been circulated as a possible solution for funding these expensive drugs. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/ShouldTopUpFeesBeIntroducedForNHSPatients.htm04/09/2008After a number of recent breaches of confidentiality highlighted by the media, a survey has been carried out regarding the NHS’ procedures for protecting confidential data.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/SurveyIdentifiesInadequateProceduresForProtectingPatientsPrivacy.htm04/09/2008In response to a recent report published in relation to the safety of maternity wards up and down the country Angela Curran from the Newcastle office has made her opinion clear.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/MaternityMistakesDownToFunding.htm02/09/2008When Teesside mum, Lynn McGuigan underwent minor surgery at James Cook University Hospital she was left unable to have any more children.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Operation+blunder+causes+infertility.htm01/09/2008Jonathon Khairule from Coventry has achieved a High Court ruling allowing him to initiate proceedings against the hospital where he was born. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/CoventryManIsPermittedToInitiateProceedingsTwentySevenYearsAfterAllegedNegligence.htm27/08/2008The Healthcare Commission has recently carried out an investigation into Kings Mill Hospital in Mansfield following numerous failings and the report has recommended that the hospital should review its procedures. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Family+WelcomeRecommendationsOfHealthcareCommission.htm26/08/2008Five thousand patient samples are to be reviewed at Hereford County Hospital after the wrong results were given to patients.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/HerefordCountyHospitalMisinformsPatientsOfTheirTestResults.htm26/08/2008A recent survey carried out by the Royal College of Midwives has shown that almost a third of midwives feel that their work load has increased in recent years and, as a result, they are unable to spend as much time with the women in their care as they would like.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Midwives+Raise+Concerns+About+Care+Quality.htm22/08/2008We have been approached by several individuals who were involved in the notorious drug trials which led to healthy men suffering multiple organ failure.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Solicitors+dealing+with+drug+trial+case+develop+their+knowledge+of+the+immune+system.htm20/08/2008Yorkshire couple, Lorraine McIntyre and Andy Rayner are actively supporting Birth Trauma Awareness Day in a bid to raise awareness amongst the public and, more pointedly, amongst those authorities who allocate support and care to families who have been affected by birth trauma. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Birth+trauma+awareness+raising.htm15/08/2008Despite Health Minister, Ivan Lewis, asserting that there is little evidence of any threat to patient safety, in recent years, the number of incidents at NHS hospitals has increased dramatically. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Increasing+problems+with+pests+at+NHS+hospitals.htm14/08/2008A formal apology has been issued by the Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Health Authority following a premature birth which was not managed appropriately.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/InappropriateManagementOfPrematureBirthResultsInLongTermDisability.htm14/08/2008Warwickshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) has refused to fund sight-saving treatment much to the dismay of three pensioners.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Postcode+lottery+fuels+pensioners+battle+Save+our+sight.htm07/08/2008Filipino man, Arnel Cabrera has finally won his battle to reside in the UK. Mr Cabrera’s leave to remain in the UK was curtailed shortly after his wife’s untimely death. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/HomeOfficeGrantNHSNegligenceWidowerIndefiniteLeaveToRemainInTheUK.htm06/08/2008West Sussex man, Colin Ross, has pursued a case against the NHS Trust after they turned down his application for the drug revlimid. Revlimid has been proven to extend life for cancer sufferers and is often the only viable option.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/NHSRefusesApplicationForCancerFightingDrug.htm01/08/2008A Welsh man has been diagnosed with cancer following a prostate biopsy result mix-up.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/BiopsyMixUpResultsInDelayInCancerDiagnosisAndTreatment.htm31/07/2008A rapid response report regarding guidelines for arterial line use has been issued to the UK medical profession and is due to be implemented in early 2009. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/ArterialLineUseReviewedFollowingIncreasingReportsOfPoorSampling.htm30/07/2008A hospital in Carmarthen is carrying out a review of up to 500 prostate biopsy results, after it was revealed that several patients had been given an incorrect diagnosis.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Welsh+Prostate+Cancer+Misdiagnosis.htm23/07/2008The Department of Health has recently put together an end of life care strategy in a bid to promote high quality health and social care for all following the NHS Next Stage Review. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/NewGovernmentStrategyPromotesHighQualityEndOfLifeCare.htm16/07/2008A nine-year-old boy left severely disabled when medical staff made errors during his birth has been awarded £8 million in compensation. Owen Johnson, from Dudley, West Midlands, sustained brain damage during his birth at Wordsley Hospital, Dudley, on April 18 1999, after he was temporarily deprived of oxygen.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Boy+deprived+of+oxygen+at+birth+wins+record+settlement.htm01/07/2008A committee of MPs have drawn attention to a "serious" shortage of nurses providing neonatal care with many hospitals struggling to meet demand. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/neonatal+nurses.htm30/06/2008Three nurses who worked at a care home owned by two doctors struck off in 2007 have also been removed from the nursing register over a catalogue of below-standard practices.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/maypole+nurses+struck+off.htm30/06/2008When a Doncaster woman was sent to an NHS treatment centre for a hip replacement, she ended up needing three separate operations because of the mistakes made. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/HipOperationBlundersLeavesWomanWithLimp.htm30/06/2008A Blackburn woman, Mrs Coyle, swallowed a drill bit during a filling repair.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/WomanSwallowsDrillBurrDuringDentalOperation.htm30/06/2008When Belinda Murray was fourteen and a half years old, she was admitted to Carlisle’s City Maternity Hospital after suffering from bleeding, pain and contractions.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Delay+in+delivery+results+in+cerebral+palsy.htm24/06/2008Recent research by the Teenage Cancer Trust has indicated that delays in the diagnosis of cancer in teenagers often occur when doctors fail to spot signs of cancer and order the wrong tests to be undertaken.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/Recent+research+into+teenage+cancer+indicates+delays+in+diagnosis.htm10/06/2008Angela Curran of the Newcastle branch of Irwin Mitchell has assisted the Collier family in achieving a 7 figure sum for errors that led to Joel Collier being born with cerebral palsy. http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/ParentsPursueClaimDueToInsufficientStateSupport.htm06/06/2008A GP recently prescribed a patient with the incorrect dosage of medication causing her severe injury.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/PrescriptionErrorLeadsToInjury.htm29/05/2008Calls have been made for stricter standards on the availability of patient records by the Health Service Journal (HSJ).http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/patient+records.htm22/05/2008 Breast cancer care have launched a new guide to understanding your pathology report. This report is one of the first that you will receive and shows the results of tests done on the tissue removed from the body.   http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/New+breast+cancer+booklet.htm13/05/2008A report out today from the Healthcare Commission is urging NHS trusts to improve complaints handling, with key proposals including acknowledging and apologising for mistakes. Complaints about a lack of basic nursing care, poor communications, overly brisk GP consultations and a lack of help for mental health service users are among the key issues patients raise.http://www.patientlawyers.com//News/07042008+complaints.htm07/04/2008