Pensioner sepsis death: Coroner warns over unmonitored transfer
Trust ordered to respond after transfer failures Monica Wood, a 66 year-old pensioner who lived with dementia, fell, which left her with a bleed on the brain, and staff admitted her to the Royal London Hospital. A fortnight later, after she was moved 200 miles to Stepping Hill in Stockport, nearer her home, she died […]
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NHS trust to review 4,500 more breast cancer cases
How the breast cancer failings came to light Following recent cases of mis-prescribed mastectomies carried onto 20 patients, hospital chiefs in County Durham have agreed to review up to a further 4,500 breast cancer cases. It is estimated that totals of hundreds of patients suffered harm under County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. This […]
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Martha’s Rule is coming to every A&E department in England
Who Martha’s Rule is named after in ‘a critical new lifeline’ Martha’s Rule, which lets patients, families and staff demand an urgent second opinion on care, is being expanded to every hospital emergency department in England. Patients, loved ones and staff in A&E units will be able to call a dedicated phone number to trigger […]
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