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Jul 2018
Experts have warned that patients could be put at risk by trainee doctors who are exhausted before they even start work. A poll found that a third reported to be tired before starting work and another quarter say their work makes them feel ‘burnt out’. Half of all trainee doctors regularly work longer hours than…
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Jul 2018
A review into harm reported by women who have undergone mesh operations for stress urinary incontinence has led to NHS England putting an immediate stop to the procedure. Chair of the review, Baroness Julia Cumberledge, said she was “appalled at the seriousness and scale of the tragic stories” heard by her team. An estimated 100,000…
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Jul 2018
Surgical equipment left inside patients’ bodies during an operation can at the very least cause pain, discomfort and bloating, but in extreme cases, it can also cause sepsis and even death. In the USA, around 6,000 surgical tools care left inside the bodies of patients each year. 70 per cent of these are sponges and…
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Jul 2018
Two NHS hospitals have placed posters in operating theatres to remind surgeons to check they have the correct patient, following four mishaps in the space of two months. These ‘never events’, incidents that would not have occurred had the proper guidance been followed, included surgeons placing an endoscopy camera in the wrong patient, and another…
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Jul 2018
Your much needed holiday in the sun has been booked. The holiday that you are looking forward to is now almost upon you. However, you don’t have your child’s passport, you are separated and this is with their other parent. The worst happens and the other parent decides at the last moment that they are…
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Jul 2018
Chadwick Lawrence has a specialist department acting for individuals who have suffered a significant injury due to Clinical Negligence commonly known as Medical Negligence. We have represented and continue to act for individuals who having suffered an injury have sadly resulted in the amputation of a limb that could have been prevented. NHS England published…
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