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8th January 2010 - Primary care trusts ordered by the government to carry out safety reviews on the prescription of drugs to the elderly

2nd January 2010 - Teenage girl dies after being sent home from hospital despite her pleas to stay

22nd December 2009 - Grandmother dies after gross negligence sees her injected with a 10X concentrate dosage of a phosphate solution

16th December 2009 - Two-year-old girl dies from swine flu the day after being sent away from a childrens hospital

8th December 2009 - Future legislation will require all incidents of NHS patients being harmed through negligence reporting

6th December 2009 - Alarming numbers of hospital prescriptions contain mistakes

25th October 2009 - Boy dies after hospital staff send him home while suffering from meningitis

10th July 2008 - Maternity wards failing patients according to survey

16th June 2008 - Hospitals are failing to meet basic hygiene standards say the Healthcare Commission.

5th June 2008 - Rectal surgeons using wrong op when treating cancer patients

14 April 2008 - Fears over GPs failing to diagnose cancers

03 April 2008 - Many hospitals unable to meet the "Deep clean" deadline set by the Government to combat the spread of infection

3rd December 2007 - 90,000 patient deaths a year linked to  hospital negligence  

18th November 2007 - Psuedomonas superbug victims on the increase  

11th October 2007 Hospital to be investigated following reports of up to 90 bug related deaths  

27th July 2007 The number of MRSA victims soar during 2006  

28th June 2007 Consultant appointed to Browns first cabinet  

1st June 2007 TV Star Leslie Ash wins £250,000 in damages following her bug related illness picked up in hospital

17th May 2007 9 out of 10 inpatients are happy with hospital stays  

9th May 2007 NHS computer system continues to cause problems  

27th April 2007 NHS recorded cases of CDiff continue to rise according to HPA study  

Regulation update  2007
Compensation Bill update
DCA reforms to hit After the event insurance market
Death toll from hospital negligence cases
DCA MOJ reforms delayed?
Tougher Drink Driving laws for the UK
EC Directive update

Road accident fraudster ring busted

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