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<title><![CDATA[Faulty Hip Replacement Implants]]></title>
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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 initiated a product recall of their ASR hip implants, which have been widely used by NHS and private hospitals in the resurfacing of hip joints and in total hip replacements since July 2003.
Doctors are being asked to return any unused implants and are instructed to cease using the devices in operations with immediate effect. Patients who have received implants after July 2003 are being urged to seek medical advice to see whether they may be affected. 
The recall has been initiated following research by DePuy into the effectiveness of their products. It emerged that the ASR hip replacement implants were substandard and that a higher than average number of patients who had been fitted with the devices required additional revisionary surgery within 5 years of initial replacement.
DePuy have issued a press release explaining that patients fitted with the implants may not necessarily need to have them removed, but that they will require additional follow up from the orthopaedic surgeon who fitted the device to check for any symptoms which indicate that their joint replacement is failing.
Patients are being warned to be vigilant for symptoms which may include pain, swelling and problems walking. These symptoms may indicate loosening of the implant, fracture of the bone around the implant or dislocation of the implant. 
If you are concerned that you have suffered from sub standard care with regards to orthopaedic surgery and if in particular you are aware that you have received a DePuy hip replacement which may be faulty you are encouraged to contact the Clinical Negligence Department at Lanyon Bowdler.
The Clinical Negligence team have the expertise to deal with a wide range of medical negligence matters and have extensive experience in medical product liability cases. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Maternity Services in Crisis]]></title>
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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 cent and is at its highest for over 26 years  yet the number of midwives available to care for mothers has increased by just 12 per cent, she explained. This renders the service at least 3,500 short of the number of midwives required to provide safe and high-quality care. 
Mrs Warwick explained that the historically high birth rate, increasing complexity of pregnancies and births and staff shortages meant that the safety of mothers and babies was too often being compromised and lives were being put at risk.
Last year it emerged that women were being forced to travel up to 99 miles in order to give birth after being turned away by overstretched maternity units.  Midwives have also spoken out against unsafe practices including the lack of supervision provided to mothers receiving epidurals. 
A recent survey reported that almost a quarter of mothers were left alone and frightened during labour because midwives do not have the time to provide one-to-one care.
The solicitors of Lanyon Bowdlers clinical negligence department have considerable experience in working with individuals and families facing the aftermath of all types of medical and clinical accidents. In particular our team has expertise in birth injury, cerebral palsy, obstetrics and maternal injury claims. 
Mothers and their families concerned about the standard of care provided to them are encouraged to contact the Clinical Negligence Department on 0800 9549936 for further assistance and advice. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
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