17th October 2013
Recently, reports emerged of two patients developing Hepatitis C after visiting a gynaecologist and obstetrics worker. The NHS employee, who has now retired, had been infected for decades and worked…
15th October 2013
People go through medical tests all the time. An optician might detect abnormally high pressure inside a patient’s eyes, a nurse might notice a patient has very high blood pressure,…
11th October 2013
A recent inquest into the death of Ellanor Bennett, who died the day after she was born after medical negligence in the NHS, has illustrated issues personal injury solicitors frequently…
4th October 2013
While personal injury solicitors might associate hospitals with medical negligence claims, accidents at work compensation claims are also very commonplace in healthcare facilities. The range of injuries workers can sustain…
2nd October 2013
Cerebral palsy is commonly seen in medical negligence claims. Around one in every 400 children born in the UK has cerebral palsy, with an estimated 1,800 babies diagnosed with the…
20th September 2013
A&E departments are struggling under austerity measures harder than most, with huge amounts of pressure leading to unnecessary death, patient suffering, and medical negligence claims against the NHS. Recent scandals…
18th September 2013
With delays to diagnosis and treatment a factor in a wide number of medical negligence claims, anything that can increase the speed of a diagnosis and enable rapid treatment is…
17th September 2013
With medical negligence claims an increasing concern in the NHS following the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust scandal and other hospital negligence issues, improving standards of care in the UK’s healthcare…
13th September 2013
‘Never events’ are a common factor in serious medical negligence claims. These are preventable, serious incidents that significantly compromise patient safety, and the NHS says they should never occur if…
5th September 2013
While the experts at Clearwater Solicitors can help you make a medical negligence compensation claim, you might want to find out what you will have to do and the processes…