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Feb 2016
Figures released from NHS England show that these ‘never event’ errors are affecting the lives of hundreds of patients, with 1,200 serious NHS blunders in the past year. These incidents included foreign objects and instruments being left inside patients’ bodies following surgery, the wrong body parts being operated on, and mixing up organs. The analysis…
15
Feb 2016
I have been asked this question on a number of occasions, particularly in circumstances where there has been a religious ceremony only. It is of course extremely important to ascertain whether the marriage ceremony is recognised as that determines, in the event of a separation, whether it is necessary to issue divorce proceedings or not.…
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Feb 2016
The Health Secretary has defended the Government’s record on the health service and has denied that austerity is driving problems within the NHS. He said that a claim by an SNP MP that that the NHS was going through an “austerity-driven crisis” was inaccurate. During health questions in the House of Commons, Mr Hunt said…
11
Feb 2016
According to a long-running survey, 2015 saw the largest rise ever in public dissatisfaction with the NHS. The British Social Attitudes Survey, carried out by NatCen Social Research, which covered England, Wales and Scotland, has been tracking public satisfaction since 1983. The latest poll from 2015, which surveyed nearly 2,200 people, showed that satisfaction with…
10
Feb 2016
The Journal of General Internal Medicine undertook research which tracked patients taking the heart drug for nearly ten years. The results of the study were published in May 2015 and found that the patients who had taken statins had a much higher risk of developing diabetes. The study was led by Professor Ishak Mansi, a…
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Feb 2016
On the breakdown of a marriage the Court not only has to consider the division of the parties’ capital and pension provision but also their income needs and whether a spousal maintenance order is appropriate. The recent case of Wright –v- Wright [2015] has attracted much media attention and it has been suggested that this…
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