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06
Jul 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Chief executive of NHS trust admits hospital was an unsafe environment for mothers and babies

Tracy Taylor, chief executive of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has admitted the trust did not provide a safe environment where midwives could deliver safe care to women and babies. In a message sent to staff earlier this week, Ms Taylor said the revelations made for “difficult reading”. She added “We fully accept that, although…

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06
Jul 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

South Central Ambulance Service warns of “immense pressure” due to unexpected rise in 999 calls

South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) has said demands on its services were currently at levels usually seen over the new year period, adding that around 2,000 calls were coming in each day, 400 more than normal. They said that the demand surge had so far not been linked to Covid and urged people to only…

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06
Jul 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Apple publishes list of products that pose risk to pacemakers

Apple has put together a list of products it says should be kept a “safe distance” away from medical devices like implanted defibrillators and pacemakers. The lists includes Apple Watch, MacBook Pro and iPhone 12 models. Many consumer-electronic devices contain components such as magnets which can interfere with medical devices. Apple said “Under certain conditions,…

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06
Jul 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Gateshead GP suspended for fraudulent drug prescriptions

A GP who wrote fake prescriptions has been suspended from the profession for a year. A Medical Practitioners Tribunal head that John McClelland created fraudulent drug prescriptions 22 times while working in Gateshead. Dr McClelland said he had no excuse, admitting his actions were “outrageous”. The tribunal heard that between June and December 2018, Dr…

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06
Jul 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Pandemic causes operation delays for thousands in Cumbria and North East

It has been revealed that over 14,000 patients in Cumbria and the North East have been waiting longer than a year for non-emergency operations as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. According to NHS figures, the figure in February 2020 was just 66. The government have said they were spending an additional £1bn nationally in…

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06
Jul 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Scotland error numbers for cervical screening ‘may be higher’

A higher number of women who were mistakenly told they did not need cervical screening may have gone on to develop cancer. It was recently announced that a woman in Scotland had died from cervical cancer after being wrongly excluded from the country’s screening programme. She was among 434 women who were told they did…

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