The practice of doctors working shifts may endanger the safety
of patients, a BMA Scotland
report has said.
The organisation's junior doctors committee said doctors on
shifts are more likely to s...
Lawyers for a patient who suffered multiple bone fractures after
a surgical implant operation say he has received a substantial
damages payment.
Gerald Morgan, 60, was left in agony with "horrendou...
People in Northern Ireland who suffer from pleural plaques will
be able to claim compensation under plans being brought forward by
the country's Executive administration.
The decision was made afte...
Campaigners seeking improved compensation for those affected by
asbestos diseases have attacked the Government's refusal to
promise action on the issue.
People with pleural plaques had been hope...
A Maidenhead-based waste management and recycling firm that
admitted breaching health and safety laws after a driver was killed
in a landfill site
work accident has been fined £210,000 at No...
The family of a pensioner who died because of medical
negligence by a German locum doctor have accepted £40,000 in
compensation, it has been revealed.
David Gray, 70, died not long after he...
Medical
negligence and a failure to adhere to health and safety rules
contributed directly to the death of a severely disabled patient at
an Essex hospital, a judge has heard.
Kyle Flack, a 20-ye...
A hospital that wrongly diagnosed a man with heart disease as
suffering from indigestion has been told by watchdogs to review its
communication.
The 41-year-old man, who was not named in the report...
The family of a Nottingham woman who died from a kidney
infection after it was misdiagnosed has received an apology from
the hospital trust.
Last January, 69-year-old Annette Hewitt, from St Ann's,...
Insurers have been ordered to pay compensation to a Good
Samaritan who was left paralysed after stopping to help the victim
of a
road traffic accident , the Daily Telegraph has reported.
David To...