By Lucy Small in Clinical Negligence on Wednesday 11 May 2011 @ 09:53
According to statistics provided by the NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) over 10,000 lives could be saved by hospitals assessing patients for the risk of developing blood clots as soon as they are admitted to hospital.It is estimated that each year 25,000 people who... read more
By Emma Broomfield in Clinical Negligence on Thursday 24 February 2011 @ 17:14
Congenital Dislocation of the hip (CDH) can cause life-long disability if it remains undiagnosed and untreated. A child who had a congenital dislocation of the hip which went undiagnosed until she was six has recently made a successful claim against her G.P. The case came before the... read more
By Kathryn Morgans in Clinical Negligence on Wednesday 26 January 2011 @ 13:00
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have recently issued a Medical Device Alert in respect of Hip Replacement Implants produced by DePuy, a company specialising in the design and manufacture of orthopaedic devices used in joint replacement surgery. DePuy have... read more
By Lucy Small in Clinical Negligence on Tuesday 25 January 2011 @ 15:04
Recording at a music station is a bit nerve racking no matter how many times you have done it before. I have been recording my own adverts at Radio Wyvern for the last 8 or so years and was really pleased to be back there last week to record my advert for Lanyon Bowdler’s Personal Injury and... read more
By Kathryn Morgans in Clinical Negligence on Wednesday 5 January 2011 @ 15:43
Maternity units are ‘teetering on the brink’ under the relentless pressure of rising birth rates, warns Cathy Warwick General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, who announced her concerns to the media this week. Over the past decade, the birthrate in the UK has increased by 19 per... read more
