A new survey has found that cancer patients are going hungry and receiving the wrong drugs while they are in hospital. Some said that they felt they were so badly cared for that they considered abandoning their cancer treatment. In response to the survey which it commissioned of 2142 adults in the UK who have… Read More
Ten-month-old baby Sanika Ahmed is back home in Southsea with her right arm and shoulder in plaster after an operation at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Middlesex). Now her parents Syeda (29) and Muhammed Shyeb Ahmed (37) have an anxious wait to see if their daughter will require further corrective surgery on her right arm… Read More
An inquest has found that there were serious failings in the care provided by paramedics to a woman from east London who died after falling ill. Sarah Mulenga was 21 and suffered from sickle cell anaemia. She became ill at her home in Barking in January 2011. Walthamstow Coroner’s Court was told that Sarah died… Read More
A BBC investigation has found that 750 patients over the last 4 years have had medical accidents so serious that they should never have happened. These medical blunders include leaving instruments inside people and operating on the wrong body parts. The Department of Health categorises these as ‘never events’. NHS England has admitted that these… Read More
Hundreds of women have been recalled for breast cancer screening after a Bournemouth hospital claims a junior doctor failed to follow proper procedures. The Royal Bournemouth Hospital has said that 272 patients have been asked to have reassessments. These women attended a clinic between January 2011 and July 2012. The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals… Read More
According to experts, the standard practice of cutting the umbilical cord immediately after birth could be putting a baby at risk of iron deficiency. The official guidelines are currently being examined and professionals and campaigners say that they should be changed. By leaving the cord attached for a few minutes following birth the blood in… Read More
A failing care home in Crawley still needs to improve according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after it found that residents had suffered unexplained bruises and injuries. The CQC made an unannounced visit to Oakhurst Grange Nursing Home in February to find out whether the care home had made improvements on the back of… Read More
Leading British doctors, including top plastic surgeon Professor Peter Butler, have called for the removal of all PIP breast implants following new research that shows that their shells are faulty meaning there is a risk that silicone could leak into the body. Nigel Mercer, former president of the British Association of Aesthetic Surgeons has advised… Read More
A mother has been left furious after she believes her son suffered medical negligence after misdiagnosis of pneumonia on two occasions. Lisa Hodgson claims that doctors failed to diagnose her son’s pneumonia until they examined him for a third time, despite him showing symptoms of pneumonia including coughing up blood. Anthony saw doctors at the… Read More
There are warnings from cancer charities over the uncertainty of future access to life-extending drugs when a dedicated fund ends next year. The government’s £650million Cancer Drugs Fund has paid for treatment for 28,000 people since late 2010. However it is due to end in 2014 and cancer charities are calling for clarity about what… Read More
