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- Delayed Diagnosis Of Appendicitis
Appendicitis is a common condition, with around 7% of people in the UK experiencing it at some point in their life. Although the cause of appendicitis...
Category : Legal - Wrong Site Surgery
When medical staff mistakenly operate on the wrong part of a patient's body (such as the wrong limb or organ), or perform an operation on the wrong patient...
Category : Legal - What Is Medical (clinical) Negligence?
Medical (or clinical) negligence is when a medical professional (such as a doctor, nurse, or dentist) fails to provide an acceptable standard of care,...
Category : Legal - Perforated Appendix
If someone is experiencing extreme pain around the area of the appendix, medical professionals should immediately decide whether or not it is appendicitis....
Category : Legal - Orthopaedic Medical Negligence
When people talk of orthopaedics, they are referring to the bones, muscles and joints of the human body. While many people are successfully treated for...
Category : Legal - Accident and Emergency Negligence
For many people attending hospital, the Accident & Emergency department will be their first port of call. For the most part doctors maintain a high standard...
Category : Legal - Renal (kidney) Failure
Renal failure, or kidney failure, is a disease that slowly progresses until a patient can become very unwell. When caught in the early stages, renal...
Category : Legal - Gp Negligence
GPs are often the first port of call for anyone feeling under the weather, and in the majority of cases an excellent standard of care is provided. Unfortunately,...
Category : Legal - C Diff Infection And Medical Negligence
Clostridium difficile is often known as C. difficile, or simply C Diff. As is one of the two major hospital superbugs, C Diff often causes serious complications...
Category : Legal - Episiotomy And Medical Negligence
Episiotomy procedures are becoming less frequent nowadays, and they are no longer performed as a way of routine. Nevertheless, occasionally a mother...
Category : Legal - Retained Swabs
Swabs being left inside the body after surgery are something we unfortunately see all too often. It is an incident that should never happen, and can...
Category : Legal - Mrsa - Medical Negligence
Poor infection control can pose a significant health threat to patients in hospital, with MRSA being at the forefront of many people's concerns. An...
Category : Legal - Complaints To Local Hospitals
If you have been to hospital to receive medical treatment and something has gone wrong, you may be feeling upset and angry. If this has happened, you...
Category : Legal - Hospital Fatalities And Medical Negligence
With over 25 years of experience, we have unfortunately seen too many fatalities that have been a direct consequence of hospital error. If someone close...
Category : Legal - Diagnosing Cauda Equina
If a patient presents with a combination of symptoms indicative of Cauda Equina, medical professionals should act fast to identify the condition and...
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