Concerns have been raised by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) that hospitals in Wales are failing babies born prematurely.

The appendix is a mostly unnecessary part of the bowel. It serves no discernable purpose. It is, however, a major cause of illness, with over 35,000 patients being treated for appendicitis in the UK every year. Appendicitis is an important problem with its own complications should delay, misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose it at all occur.

It has been reported today that 193 countries of the United Nations are set to sign a landmark declaration to rid the world of drug resistant infections, commonly known as superbugs.

A survey carried out by the British Medical Association has revealed serious failures in a range of areas of primary care support in the NHS which has been contracted out to Capita.

Davies and Partners has recently settled a medical negligence case, for a six figure sum, which concerned the death of Mr H, who died as a result of an air embolism whilst receiving treatment in a Bristol hospital. At the time of his death an air embolism was considered by the Department of Health as a “Never Event”.

Our team has recently settled a claim relating to the negligent Brachial Plexus Nerve Injury. 

An article in the BBC news http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-37148533 highlights the devastating and life-changing affects missing the early signs of toxic shock can have.

NHS Improvement is responsible for overseeing Foundation Trusts and NHS Trusts to support the Providers and the need to give Patients consistently safe high quality and compassionate standards and bring together organisations such as NHS Trust Development Authority and Patient Safety. The issued alert highlights that there have been a number of patient safety incidents involving the misplacement of nasogastric tubes and orogastric tubes.

A second review has been published this week by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) into the death from sepsis of three year old Sam Morrish who lived in Devon. This can be found at http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/reports-and-consultations/reports/health/learning-from-mistakes

Clots of blood can form anywhere in the body and can cause problems by blocking arteries, which could trigger a strokes or heart attacks. Most commonly, clots occur in the leg (deep vein thrombosis) and can travel through the arteries to the lung or heart (pulmonary embolism), which could prove fatal.