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<title><![CDATA[Hospital Death Rates in Shropshire - Cause for Concern? ]]></title>
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There are fears that more people are dying than would be expected at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.  New figures from the Department of Health compare the number of deaths that occur in hospitals  or within 30 days of discharge - compared with the number of deaths that would be expected from looking at how old the patient is, type of illness  etc.
The Shropshire hospitals had a death rate that was more than 10% higher than expected for 2010/2011 which of course raises real concerns that the hospitals need to do more to ensure patients are given high quality treatment and care.  
Another 36 Trusts across the country have also been identified as having higher than expected patient death rates in the Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator.  These statistics provide a new way for this vital information to be checked and monitored, and comparisons made with other hospitals to improve patient care.  
Its hoped this will set alarm bells ringing when there are problems such as those that have recently emerged in the Mid Staffordshire hospitals (which are now the subject of a public inquiry) before further unnecessary deaths occur. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How Honest is Your Hospital?]]></title>
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Do you expect hospitals to be honest and up-front with you?  You might think that if something went wrong with your treatment when you were a patient then the hospital would tell you the truth.  The reality is that these mistakes are often ignored and patients left in the dark about what happened. 
Although thankfully many people have a good experience in hospital, as many as a million patient safety incidents occur every year.  These mistakes can result in long-term disability or even death, but despite this only 6000 claims were reported in 2010.  It seems that many people who have had poor treatment are not claiming the compensation they could.  Patients are often simply not told the full facts about what has gone on in their care, even if they make a formal complaint 
After a long-running campaign to require hospitals to tell patients when there have been mistakes in their care, the government is finally starting to listen. The NHS is to be required to be more open and honest when things go wrong  but this is still a limited duty which is going to be very difficult to enforce.  It surely would be better for everyone if this culture of denial really changed  if hospitals were prepared to say sorry to patients when things have gone wrong and lessons learned from this to improve the quality of patient care for us all.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:42:14 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Importance of Early Diagnosis - Congenital Dislocation of the Hip ]]></title>
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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 Court recently and the Judge had to consider if the diagnosis of CDH should have been made earlier.  The Judge emphasised the importance of detecting CDH as soon as possible, and concluded that this should have been well recognised at the time that this patient was a baby (1988).  The G.P.s involved should have been aware of the signs that they needed to look out for when screening infants and if they had any suspicions that CDH might be present, should have carried out a follow-up check and made referral to an Orthopaedic Specialist.  
Those further investigations and referral had not taken place in this case, even though the G.P. had noted when examining the baby at seven weeks old that her hips were rather stiff.  
Although it can be difficult to detect CDH in the early weeks of the babys life, it was clear that here there had been some cause for concern.  It was important that if the Doctor had had any residual concern after a follow up check, that there should either have been an immediate referral to an Orthopaedic Specialist or re-examination within two to three weeks.  Failure to do this was negligent.
Medical experts agree that the earlier that CDH is diagnosed, the better the likely outcome.  In this case by the time diagnosis was made, the child had a full dislocation of the right hip whereas prompt diagnosis and treatment would probably have prevented any disability until well into middle age.
If you are concerned that you may have suffered from poor treatment with regard to diagnosis of Congenital Hip Dislocation then please contact the Clinical Negligence Department at Lanyon Bowdler.  The Clinical Negligence Team have previously obtained compensation for clients who have had undiagnosed CDH, and have the expertise to deal with this issue and would be happy to advise further.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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