Posts tagged 'Clinical Negligence'

Unwelcome Reforms Postponed, But Need To Keep Pressure On

By James Maxey in Legal Advice on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 @ 14:39

Fantastic to hear that the government is delaying implementation of its civil litigation reforms, with the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill now not set for implementation until April 2013 at the very earliest . Along with many other independent Personal... read more

More Patients Die At Stepping Hill Hospital After Suspected Contamination

By Margaret Bailey-Tsavalas in Clinical Negligence on Monday, January 23, 2012 @ 16:16

The fifth and sixth persons believed to have been killed by a saline contamination at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, have just been named. Linda McDonagh (60) and John Beeley (73) were poisoned with insulin , and a further 21 people are believed to have been affected by the deliberate... read more

Glaxosmithkline In Court Again Over Drug Controversy

By Margaret Bailey-Tsavalas in Legal Advice on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 @ 16:24

Interesting to see Britain's largest drug manufacturer hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons again today, this time for an indiscretion concerning vaccine trials. Glaxosmithkline and two affiliated scientists have been fined the equivalent of 150,000pounds by a court in Argentina for... read more

NHS In Wales Offers To Remove PIP Breast Implants

By Claire Boardman in Clinical Negligence on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 @ 15:53

In a further development in the ongoing PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) breast implants controversy, the Welsh government has pledged to replace the implants of any women where there is a clinical need. Falling short of ordering a mass removal of all PIP implants , women will be seen on a case by... read more

Concerns For 45,000 UK Women Over PIP Breast Implants

By Margaret Bailey-Tsavalas in Clinical Negligence on Monday, January 9, 2012 @ 18:18

Breast implants date back to the late 19th century, with shocking stories of paraffin injections, ox cartilage prosthetics and even hard ivory and glass balls being used to create a more desirable silhouette. The modern day approach using silicone implants dates back to the early 1960s, yet... read more

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