Author Archives: Muhammed Shaikh
GMC study shows 1 in 20 GP prescriptions contain errors
A study by the General Medical Council (GMC), the authority which regulates doctors, has found that over the course of a year one in 20 prescription items contained some sort of error or that monitoring of patients was not good … Continue reading
NHS awards £6.2m in clinical negligence compensation brain injury case
The High Court has awarded a patient £6.52m in clinical negligence compensation after he was accidentally given an overdose in medication by doctors. 33-year-old Christopher Lines, a patient at Lakes Mental Health Unit in Colchester, was left severely brain-damaged in … Continue reading
NHS sets aside £235m to compensate undetected neonatal hypoglycaemia at birth
The NHSLA (NHS Litigation Authority) has admitted that it needs to set aside £235.4m in order to pay compensation claims in which NHS maternity staff failed to notice dangerously low blood sugar levels in new born babies. The condition known … Continue reading
Pearson Hinchliffe client wins pharmacist negligence case.
A 66 years old patient has been awarded a settlement after his pharmacist admitted dispensing the wrong drugs. Mr H had a previous history of two heart bypass operations, angina, kidney problems, hypertension and a stroke. He was prescribed a … Continue reading
Cutting legal aid from civil cases like medical negligence will save less than the Government forecasts
I read with great interest a recent study by King’s College London into the actual cost of the Government’s planned legal aid reforms – particularly relating to the savings to the public purse relating to medical negligence claims. The Government … Continue reading
Government’s Legal Aid Bill suffers fresh defeat in Lords
Legal aid reforms suffer further defeats in House of Lords. Highlights: Legal Aid, Punishment and Sentencing of Offenders Bill has now suffered six amendments in total; Every speaker in the debate – apart from the minister – opposed government’s … Continue reading
Radio 4: two-part documentary ‘Doctor – Tell Me the Truth’
BBC Radio 4 had a very interesting and relevant documentary on Monday night (February 21st, 2012) entitled: Doctor – Tell Me the Truth. In this, the first episode of 2, the programme deals with the issue of negligence and transparency … Continue reading
Pennine Acute Trust results getting better but heart failure results are only 60%
Patients suffering from five of the North-West’s most common conditions are benefiting from improved standards of hospital care in Oldham. The third annual results, published by the Advancing Quality Alliance which is funded by North West healthcare organisations themselves, show … Continue reading
Birth injury claims factor in Government increasing NHS medical negligence fund by £185m
The NHS Litigation Authority has been given and a further £185m to help cover an increase in claims made against the NHS, especially high-value birth injury claims. The reason for additional funds being made available by the Government has been … Continue reading
£5.6m medical negligence compensation for brain damaged girl
A girl who suffered severe brain damage during a mismanaged birth has been awarded £5.6m in medical negligence compensation from the NHS. The compensation will go towards paying for clinical care for the girl who is now 11 years old. … Continue reading