Articles On: Medical Negligence
GP services under pressure
Posted: 15 March 2016
Chiefs within the NHS in England and Wales are claiming that patients could be facing potential harm due to their GP’s lack of consulting time. They are claiming that due to…
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Two midwives responsible for baby death
Posted: 2 March 2016
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust have accepted the findings in a report commissioned by NHS England, that two midwives should be held responsible for the death of a baby six…
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73% drop in mental health patients in police cells
Posted: 1 March 2016
A 73 percent drop in mental health patients being locked up in police cells since January 2015 has been announced by Devon and Cornwall Police. It has been revealed that…
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Mental health patients must receive care closer to home
Posted: 16 February 2016
In a report published following an Independent Commission chaired by ex-NHS chief executive Lord Crisp, it has been stated that the current practice of mentally ill patients having to travel…
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More cash for brain cancer research e-petition launched
Posted: 9 February 2016
An e-petition has been started by Maria Lester in an appeal to lobby for more cash to be made available for research into brain cancer. The petition is being supported…
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Sir Patrick Stewart attempt to stop A&E closure
Posted: 31 January 2016
Sir Patrick Stewart has joined in the campaign to stop the Accident and Emergency department of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary being closed down. In proposals health chiefs are considering demolishing the hospital…
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Consultant misinterprets x-ray
Posted: 31 December 2015
A Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board consultant has been told to “reflect on the case” after he misinterpreted an x-ray of a patient’s fractured hip. The consultant, who remains unnamed,…
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Pensioner’s poor care causes death
Posted: 16 December 2015
The family of a pensioner who died after being admitted to a north Wales hospital with an infected wound announced that something went “drastically wrong” with his care. 81-year-old Alan…
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Weekend babies ‘significantly’ higher chance of death
Posted: 29 November 2015
In a study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that babies born in English hospitals at the weekend have a ‘significantly’ higher chance of dying than those born…
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Only 88% being admitted in 4-hour A&E target
Posted: 29 November 2015
In a seven-week study carried out by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine it has emerged that an average of 88% of patients attending Accident and Emergency units across the…
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‘Serious concerns’ over Wales’ midwives
Posted: 26 October 2015
Following a recent review of the midwifery system in north Wales, a number of “serious concerns” have been raised with regards to education and supervision. The “extraordinary review” was carried…
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Health board is ‘not safe’
Posted: 25 October 2015
A previous member of the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has recently stated that the board is “not safe” after it was told that it must remain under special measures…
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3,000 dental patients being contacted after dentist re-uses equipment on them
Posted: 20 October 2015
A total of 3,000 dental patients are being contacted following concerns over a Cardiff dentist’s infection control procedures. Mark Roberts, who worked at Splott Road Dental Surgery from 1989 to…
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Introduction of colour-coded 999 call system
Posted: 2 October 2015
Where meeting targets has been a long-lasting problem for the Welsh Ambulance Service, a new system has been put in place to put the most in-need patients first. The new…
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Inquest unable to determine death of Downs Syndrome patient
Posted: 25 September 2015
An inquest into the death of 27-year-old Downs Syndrome patient Jamie Appleby, from Denbigh, Denbighshire, has been unsuccessful in determining the cause of his death. Mr Appleby died at the…
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NHS waiting times tripled
Posted: 30 August 2015
According to figures obtained by Plaid Cymru, the number of patients being forced to wait longer than 36 weeks to receive treatment through the NHS has tripled in the last…
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Misdiagnosis widower wins compensation
Posted: 22 August 2015
A widower from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion has been awarded compensation for the loss of his wife after her cancer was misdiagnosed as an ear infection. Kathleen Howe, aged 67, died on…
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University health board multi-million pound payouts
Posted: 15 August 2015
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that a University Health Board in Wales has paid out over £9million in personal injury negligence claims. It was found that Betsi Cadwaladr…
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‘Poor’ stroke care in north Wales
Posted: 28 July 2015
According to a patient watchdog, north Wales is a “poor place” to suffer a stroke. These comments follow a recent report highlighting substandard stroke care in the region’s three main…
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100-day plans to turn around failing health service
Posted: 25 June 2015
Following increased complaints about the standard of health care provided across north Wales, Simon Dean has requested staff to draw up 100-day plans to turn the health service around. Simon…
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Doctors bullied over patient safety concerns
Posted: 24 June 2015
According to a recent report by the British Medical Association, hospital doctors face bullying and harassment when they raise patient safety concerns. The report surveyed more than 500 doctors across…
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Widow wins compensation over 3-hour wait
Posted: 9 June 2015
A widow has been awarded £1,000 in compensation after her dying husband was forced to wait for 3 hours before being seen by a doctor. The health board offered its…
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86 reported care home failings
Posted: 31 May 2015
A Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) disciplinary panel has proven a total of 86 care failings to be true. Six nurses have been recognised as responsible for the failings, who…
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Hospital criticised over food hygiene
Posted: 27 May 2015
A community hospital in Denbighshire has been criticised for its one out of five star food hygiene rating. A recent inspection of Denbigh Infirmary, run by the Betsi Cadwaladr University…
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Father released from hospital “too soon” commits suicide
Posted: 2 May 2015
The son of a man who had just been informed that he was terminally ill, has told an inquest that he believes that his father, Mr Richard Middleton aged 83…
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Former midwife accused of baby deaths
Posted: 2 May 2015
A hearing expected to last until 15 May is underway to investigate the actions of former midwife, Marie Ratcliffe, and their contribution to the deaths of 2 new born babies.…
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40,000 hours of ambulance delays
Posted: 9 March 2015
The Welsh Ambulance Service believes that patients could be at risk due to a five-fold increase in delays faced by ambulance crews outside of hospitals. Figures revealed that around 40,000…
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Family awarded compensation for operation leading to mother’s death
Posted: 3 March 2015
The family of a woman who suffered a severe brain injury in hospital has been awarded compensation for their suffering. 62-year-old Margaret Parsons was being treated in the University Hospital…
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Call to rethink ambulance targets
Posted: 27 February 2015
The head of the Welsh ambulance service has called for the target response times for the most serious accidents to be rethought. As it currently stands, the national target to…
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A&E service unacceptable
Posted: 19 February 2015
Recently released figures have revealed that the number of people who spent over 12 hours in A&E in Wales is the highest since records began in 2012. The figures, which…
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Questions concerning ambulance response times
Posted: 11 February 2015
Questions have been asked about the response times of ambulances, and ambulance treatment standards in general, at the inquest into the death of a six-year-old girl. Jasmine Lapsley, from Liverpool,…
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Inquiry plea over hospital queues
Posted: 1 February 2015
MP Daniel Kawczynski has called for an investigation to be carried out into the impact of delays at Welsh hospitals on NHS England. This follows reports of patients being taken…
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Worst A&E waiting times since 2009
Posted: 18 January 2015
New figures have revealed that the proportion of people waiting over the four-hour waiting time target is the highest level since October 2009. It was found that only 81% of…
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Slowest ambulance times since 2011
Posted: 31 December 2014
New figures have revealed that the number of ambulances making the target response times have fallen to the lowest level in three years. The Welsh Ambulance Service reached 51% of…
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Care home scalding death ‘accidental’
Posted: 18 December 2014
The death of 88-year-old Beatrice Morgan, who suffered burns to 18% of her body because of a scalding bath, has been recorded as accidental. A care assistant at the nursing home…
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Families await inquest results following kidney deaths
Posted: 4 December 2014
The families of two men are still waiting to hear why both men died after being given kidneys infected with a meningitis-causing parasitic worm during transplant procedures. Robert Stuart (67) and…
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Woman sues over delay in diagnosis
Posted: 25 November 2014
A terminally ill woman is suing the NHS after being forced to wait five months to be seen after being given an ‘urgent’ referral by her GP. 35-year-old Katie Maytum,…
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Two deaths following kidney operation
Posted: 15 November 2014
Two men have died after undergoing kidney transplants from the same donor. It was discovered that the donor’s kidneys, and other organs, had already become infected with a parasitic worm.…
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Health staff suspended following care concerns
Posted: 29 October 2014
Medical staff at the mental health ward at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Denbighshire have been suspended following a recent inquiry. Concerns about the care provided in the Tawel Fan ward…
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Child death following ambulance delay
Posted: 24 October 2014
After a three-year-old girl died of respiratory problems following a house fire, her family have demanded answers as to why an ambulance did not arrive sooner. The fire broke out in…
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Expectant mother sent home “in agony”
Posted: 4 October 2014
A mother-to-be was sent home from hospital “in agony” only a couple of days before her baby died. Amanda Skyes had been rushed into hospital during labour, but was told…
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Patient died after care home scalding
Posted: 28 September 2014
A patient at a care home in North East Wales died in 2012 after being lowered into a scalding bath. 88-year-old Beatrice Morgan, a former nurse herself, had been staying…
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Ambulance station cleanliness criticised
Posted: 30 August 2014
A recent inspection of Cwmbwrla Ambulance Station reported that it required a deep clean at the very least. The condition of the station was criticised by members of the health…
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Ambulance service continues to miss targets
Posted: 28 August 2014
The Welsh Ambulance Service has again failed to meet its target of reaching 65% of life-threatening incidents within eight minutes. As a result, the service is encouraging patients to seek…
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Death prompts ambulance increase
Posted: 24 August 2014
The death of a young girl in Gwynedd has prompted the ambulance service to reevaluate its staffing levels in rural areas. The six-year-old girl died from chocking while on holiday…
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Care home ‘crisis’ in Wales
Posted: 18 August 2014
A campaigner has called for urgent action to be taken to encourage nurses into Wales’ independent care sector before the situation becomes a ‘crisis’. Mario Kreft, the chair of Care…
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Ethnic minorities missing out on care
Posted: 11 August 2014
A cancer charity has revealed that patients of an ethnic minority are not receiving adequate care in Wales. Marie Curie Cancer Care found that factors such as language barriers and…
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Long hosptial operation waits targeted
Posted: 6 August 2014
The NHS has been ordered to tackle long operation waiting times by prioritising patients that have been awaiting routine treatment for longer than they should have. The official target aims…
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Ambulance stuck in pothole with patient for four hours
Posted: 1 August 2014
An ambulance in Neath was stuck for four hours with a patient onboard. The ambulance had picked up the patient from a back lane in Neath when it became stuck…
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Hospital trust services ‘inadequate’
Posted: 25 June 2014
A trust which runs four hospitals in Cumbria and Lancaster has been labeled “inadequate” after a health watchdog highlighted some of its failing services. The Care Quality Commission found problems…
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84-year-old dies as a result of undiagnosis
Posted: 29 May 2014
A coroner has ruled that the death of an 84-year-old man was due to undiagnosed rib fractures during his time at hospital. George Lonsdale was taken to Nevill Hall hospital…
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Concerns over poor patient care in cardiac services
Posted: 22 May 2014
Following a recent review by a panel of UK leading heart specialists, concerns have been raised about the “poor service patients are receiving”. The review was carried out across four…
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Unannounced hospital spot-checks to happen in Wales
Posted: 15 May 2014
A recent report has highlighted major failings in the care of elderly patients at two Welsh hospitals. The report followed the neglect of Lilian Williams (82) who died as a result…
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Complaints to Wales’ health board soar
Posted: 5 May 2014
New figures have revealed a significant increase in patient complaints made to the health boards in Wales. The figures, which were obtained by Plaid Cymru, showed that between 2009-10 and…
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Hospital death inquest granted
Posted: 20 April 2014
Almost a year after the death of a disabled man who died in a routine operation, his family have been informed that they can have an inquest. 51-year-old Timothy Cowen…
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Infection prevention failure caused baby deaths
Posted: 25 March 2014
The Health Watchdog has found that an E. coli outbreak at Swansea’s Singleton Hospital, which killed two babies, was most likely down to an infection control failure. The outbreak happened…
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Family blames doctors for death
Posted: 15 March 2014
The family of a man who died as a result of poor treatment has complained that the General Medical Council are refusing to take action against a number of the…
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Family call for inquiry of hospitals under a south Wales health board
Posted: 12 March 2014
The family of a pensioner who died after treatment at Singleton and Morriston hospitals in Swansea have requested that a full care review be carried out of all the hospitals…
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Museum boss awarded £500,000
Posted: 3 March 2014
A museum boss has been awarded £500,000 in compensation for the trauma she experienced when paramedics were seventeen minutes late to reach her after dislocating her knee on the bus…
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Acne medication left girl partially blind
Posted: 9 February 2014
26-year-old Rachel Yeo was left partially blind after being prescribed Minocycline for her acne. The former army recruitment officer began to experience severe migraines and blurred vision soon after her…
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Shorter 999 waiting time could have saved life
Posted: 22 January 2014
A coroner believes that 74-year-old Fred Pring could have survived his heart failure had ambulances arrived within the eight-minute waiting time target. Mr Pring had been lying on the floor…
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Ultrasound & MRI waiting times treble in Wales
Posted: 13 January 2014
The last two years has seen the waiting times for diagnostic services in Wales, such as MRI scans and ultrasounds, treble. Patients are being forced to wait for these services…
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NHS Wales paid out £117m in last three years
Posted: 30 December 2013
New figures have revealed that over the last three years, NHS Wales has paid out over £117m for personal injury and clinical negligence cases. These figures were released by six…
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Deaf man treated as a dementia patient
Posted: 19 December 2013
Nurses at Abergavenny’s Nevill Hall Hosptial treated an 80-year-old man as a dementia patient because no one had noted that he was severely deaf. A health watchdog also found that…
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Report of medical negligence leaked
Posted: 15 December 2013
A document suggesting that poor heath care could have contributed to the death of a seven-year-old boy has leaked and been anonymously sent to his family. Luke Jenkins, from Cardiff,…
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Rise in c. diff cases in north Wales
Posted: 25 November 2013
North Wales has seen a rise in patients affected by the superbug Clostridium difficile (C. diff) over the last month, with health officials currently trying to tackle the problem. October…
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Hospital apologises for mother’s death after caesarean section
Posted: 9 November 2013
Elizabeth Maddocks died less than 24 hours after undergoing a caesarean section during the birth of her daughter. Mrs Maddocks, from Wrexham, was not administered with blood-thinning medication for a…
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Unannounced hospital inspections for ‘bugwatch’ survey
Posted: 24 September 2013
After last month saw an outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) at Glan Glwyd hospital, the importance of infection control has been brought to the attention of the Health Board…
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GP out-of-hours criticised following death in Carmarthen
Posted: 29 August 2013
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, Peter Tyndall, said that the outcome of an investigation in Hywel Dda Health Board’s service at West Wales Hospital revealed “fundamental failings”. A lack…
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A&E unit supported by councillors
Posted: 22 August 2013
A campaign has started over concerns that Telford’s 24-hour accident and emergency unit is to be closed. The chief executive of Royal Shrewsbury and the Telford hospital argues that it…
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Historical abuse at Deeside Community Hospital
Posted: 17 August 2013
An investigation has been launched at Deeside Community Hospital in north Wales after allegations were made of ‘historical abuse’. The launch of the inquiry has stemmed from an allegation concerning the…
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Specialist hospital plans in south Wales receive 5,000 opinions in first weeks
Posted: 30 June 2013
There has been a tremendous public response after controversial plans were proposed to centralise some specialist hospital services in south Wales – health officials describe the public response as ‘unprecendented’. …
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One year of missing ambulance targets
Posted: 26 June 2013
The Welsh ambulance service has failed to meet national targets for the 12th month running. The national response time target for life-threatening calls around the UK is eight minutes –…
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NHS services in Wales call for a ‘shake up’
Posted: 3 June 2013
Numerous public meetings have been arranged across south Wales in an attempt to make big improvements to medical services. Community health leaders are encouraging a good public turnout to ensure…
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NHS reforms cause protest
Posted: 30 May 2013
An estimated 5,000 health professionals and union members recently marched through London in an attempt to prevent further change to the NHS. Worries of additional A&E closures, front-line staff cuts and…
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Hospital criticised for risky operation
Posted: 18 April 2013
A hospital in Wales has been heavily criticised by the Public Services Ombudsman after a man died after having bowel surgery, reports the BBC. Seventy-year-old Allan King had undergone the…
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Medical Negligence Injuries
Medical negligence injuries are those injuries caused by the negligence of medical professionals including doctors, nurses, dentists and surgeons. Medical professionals have a duty of care towards the health and…
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