Medical legal news - clinical negligence Here is a summary of some recent news and events in the UK personal injury sector

Lesley Ashe wins damages after hospital superbug infection 22nd November 2006

NHS Redress Bill latest   8th November 2006

1 in every 300 patients at risk of dying in hospital due to medical errors   26th October 2006

New National Institute for Health and Clinical excellence NICE guidelines launched to improve treatment and care for millions of women   25th October 2006

Link proved between nurse numbers and patient mortality   18th October 2006

 NHS Job cuts may reach 20,000 according to the Tories   16th October 2006

 GPs to perform minor surgery   11th October 2006

 Doctors cannot be held liable for bad advice to injured players Source The Times -  more 11th October 2006

Walnuts - they may be ugly but they are definitely good for you! more on this story   11th October 2006

North South divide remains on health issues in the UK Source BBC more  

Government defeated over reform of the NHS  [28th September 2006] more  

Better training needed to reduce emergency caesareans BMJ. [22 September 2006]  

 NHS computer system continues to cause problems [19th September 2006]   Homeopathic remedies given the all clear? More [01 September 2006]   Certification of Doctors in the UK Researchers at the British Medical Journal (BMJ) have completed a study that indicates British doctors should be certificated in order to improve the quality of healthcare in the UK. [25th August 2006]   40,000 medication and prescription blunders every year The figures have been collated by the National Patient Safety Agency and the statistics inevitably underestimate the problem to a degree since not all errors are reported [11th August 2006]  

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