Colorectal surgeon Anthony Dixon is facing legal action by 156 women who claim that he was too quick to use mesh for prolapsed bowels. Mr Dixon practised at Southmead Hospital and at Spire Hospital, Bristol, which is a private hospital…
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Mesh surgery compensation claimApril 18, 2019
Review of chemotherapy doses after 14 patients dieApril 17, 2019
New-born hip checks ‘have failed to prevent late diagnosis’April 5, 2019
No chance of NHS resolving staff shortagesMarch 28, 2019
Shortage of doctors puts cancer patients at riskMarch 22, 2019
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Review of chemotherapy doses after 14 patients die
An independent review has been requested after 14 patients died after receiving lower chemotherapy doses at NHS Tayside than at any other Scottish health board areas. The review follows a whistle-blower raising concerns over the treatment – since December 2016,…
New-born hip checks ‘have failed to prevent late diagnosis’
Screening for new-born babies introduced in the 1980s hasn’t improved early hip dysplasia diagnosis rates, a study by orthopaedic surgeons in Southampton has discovered. Hip dysplasia, where the ball and socket joint of the hip does not form properly, generally…
No chance of NHS resolving staff shortages
A recent report revealed the daunting truth about NHS shortages and the downward spiral that the NHS faces if action isn’t taken urgently. More people are quitting Think tanks Nuffield Trust, Health Foundation and King’s Fund found that currently there…
Shortage of doctors puts cancer patients at risk
More than 7.5% of consultant posts at 62 major cancer centres in the UK are vacant, according to a census released by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) on Tuesday 19 March. This figure is a notable increase from the…
Cancer patient not told about diagnosis for three months
Despite having been diagnosed with cancer on 26 April, Beverly Smith (63) was not told that she had cancer until 11 July 2018, the week before she died. In a joint statement, Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust and Derriford Hospital apologised…
Spotting Sepsis – the signs and symptoms to look out for
One in four intensive care-admissions are a result of patients being diagnosed with sepsis. Around 250,000 people in the UK develop sepsis every year. Sepsis can be triggered by an infection in any part of the body and it attacks…
NHS Hospitals could face financial penalties for breaching new sepsis guidelines
Hospitals are at risk of facing financial penalties for failing to meet new guidelines in relation to the detection and treatment of sepsis. Sepsis, which is difficult to spot, occurs when the body responds poorly to a bacterial infection resulting…
NHS reaches 1,000th living kidney transplant milestone
With the 14th March being World Kidney Day, the NHS will be marking the week with its 1000th living kidney transplant under the UK Living Kidney Sharing Scheme (UKLKSS). The UKLKSS is an initiative set up in April 2007 where…
Doctors’ misdiagnoses leaves teenager ‘an inch away from death’
After three misdiagnoses by doctors left 14-year-old Thalia Elliott ‘an inch from death’, according to surgeons who operated on a large abscess close to her brain stem, Inez Brown of Medical Accident Group has called for thorough investigations into patients’…
