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Oct 2017
The annual report by the Care Quality Commission has raised concerns about rising demand and staff shortages, adding that the NHS is “straining at the seams” and that whilst the quality of the NHS had so far been maintained, standards were likely to drop. The report was published following an inspection regime of hospitals, and…
10
Oct 2017
In August 2016 Mr T was asked by his wife to go to the local chemist to buy some tissues. He parked his car in the usual spot and was walking down a passageway to the chemist’s shop when he tripped and fell. He felt a sharp pain in his right ankle and noticed that…
10
Oct 2017
The Claimant was employed by a supermarket chain to deliver their produce from warehouses to individual stores. When he arrived at one store what should have happened is that a scissor lift should have been used to off-load the merchandise contained in a dolly, and it would then be lowered to ground level for distribution. …
03
Oct 2017
A study has claimed that up to 8,000 patients are dying every year because of bed-blocking on NHS wards. The research was based on delayed discharges – patients who are deemed medically fit to be discharged but cannot leave hospital. This results in there being not enough beds for those who need surgery, leading to…
03
Oct 2017
Professor Ted Baker, the new chief inspector of hospitals in England, said that the NHS had not adapted sufficiently to deal with the population growth, saying “The model of care we have got is still the model we had in the 1960s and 70s.” Professor Baker, who recently succeeded Sir Mike Richards in his role,…
02
Oct 2017
The statistics for tribunals for the period April to June 2017 have been published by the Ministry of Justice. Compared to the same quarter last year, during this quarter the number of single claims increased by 2%, however cases closed decreased by 6% which meant that the case load of the tribunal increased by 11%.…
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