Articles posted in 2012
Eight year-old set to receive multi-million pound compensation for devastating injuries suffered at birth
Clinical Negligence News : 9 August 2012
A multi-million pound compensation payout from Colchester Hospital is to be offered to a young girl who suffered catastrophic brain damage at birth, leaving her severely disabled.
Court of Appeal rules 10% uplift in general damages to start April 2013
Industry News : 3 August 2012
Clearing up the confusion surrounding the Jackson reforms, The Court of Appeal has ruled that from 1st April 2013, a 10% uplift in general damages will start.
NHS trust faces close to 90 claims against same orthopaedic surgeon
Clinical Negligence News : 31 July 2012
A Yorkshire NHS trust is facing close to 90 claims from patients who were all operated on by the same surgeon, Manjit Bhamra.
Hospital faces 37 claims over poor maternity service
Clinical Negligence News : 30 July 2012
It has been revealed that a hospital which was investigated for the poor quality of its maternity services now faces over 30 compensation claims for deaths of, or injuries to, mothers and babies.
New report evaluates performance of RTA claims process objectives
Industry News : 17 July 2012
A report commissioned by the Ministry of Justice has compared the management information data of several personal injury claimant solicitor firms and defendant insurers.
Patients at risk when junior doctors start work, admits NHS Medical Director
Industry News : 17 July 2012
Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, has admitted that patients in English hospitals are at risk during the first week of August when junior doctors start their new jobs.
Kane Gorny dies in hospital from dehydration after calling police to help him get drink of water
Clinical Negligence News : 6 July 2012
A 22 year old man, Kane Gorny, has died in hospital from dehydration after having previously resorted to calling the police to ask for a drink of water.
LCP is "assisted death pathway", states Professor
Clinical Negligence News : 5 July 2012
Doctors have been accused by senior consultant Professor Patrick Pullicino of using a care pathway as an equivalent of euthanasia.
Devastated family call for better post-operative care
Clinical Negligence News : 28 June 2012
The family of Ron Shute, a 74 year old man who died following a routine liver biopsy, have called for Weston General Hospital to improve its post-operative care.