Medical Negligence News

Recent data reveals a staggering increase in the number of patients on hospital waiting lists, reaching a record high of 7.3 million. This figure represents almost 3 million more than it was when compared to the pre-pandemic era. Recent data reveals a staggering increase in the number of patients on ho...

A five-year record between 2017 and 2022 reveals over 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct or sexual violence in the NHS. This figure represents cases ranging from derogatory remarks to rape - recorded in NHS facilities in England. The data which was obtained by the British Medical Journal (...

Liz Wynn, manager of Southminster Residential Home, near Maldon in Essex has said that it had become almost impossible to secure the services of NHS dentists to provide dental treatment for her elderly residents. She said her residents had to wait for months to get dental treatment. This come...

The government reached a new pay settlement with NHS staff unions representing over a million health workers who accepted the deal on May 2. The deal which was first put forward in March will see staff get a 5% increase in wages including a one-off sum of at least £1,655. The offer does cover a...

Treatment of cancer patients which had been the worst on record has seen some improvements. However, waiting times in emergency departments are worsening while ambulance response times are the second worst ever. In March, only 47.5% of immediately life-threatening "red" calls were responded to w...

The MP committee in its major report into Black maternal health published on 18th April 2023, said that maternity staff must be better equipped to detect the inequalities that are in their services and delivery of care. Studies have shown that in the UK, black women are 3.7 times more likely ...

According to the coroner, the deceased, 65-year-old Gareth Roberts died of industrial disease as he seemingly contracted Covid-19 at work. This is probably the first time a coroner has concluded in such a way for a death caused by the virus. Mr Roberts from Aberdare also had type 2 diabetes. ...

Current numbers have shown that the number of contested cases in the last two financial years has reduced by 6%. This equates to 572 cases and cost savings to the taxpayer. At the moment, £57,000 is the average difference in costs paid to claimant solicitors on litigated versus non-litigated...

The woman Debbie Playford, 40, who lives in Ackworth near Wakefield, suffers paralysis from the waist down after a spinal injury in March 2021. She has since been confined to a wheelchair. She was admitted to Pinderfields after the injury and then transferred to the Dewsbury Stroke Neuro ...