Victoria Oakley

GPs Failing Cancer Sufferers, Say Macmillan

By Victoria Oakley in Clinical Negligence on Monday, October 3, 2011 @ 11:49

Cancer, one of the biggest killers in the West, is feared by all so long as a cure remains elusive. And while those who beat the disease into remission will count themselves lucky, many continue to suffer other serious medical conditions which arise as a side-effect of their cancer treatment.... read more

Furness General Hospital Put On Watch List

By Victoria Oakley in Clinical Negligence on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 @ 15:36

Following a police investigation into the death of a baby at in Barrow in Furness, Furness General Hospital has been warned by the Care Quality Commission that if standards do not improve dramatically within two months it faces closure. Midwives Failed To Treat Infection In Baby... read more

Dig Deep For St. David's Hospice Charity

By Victoria Oakley in Miscellaneous on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 @ 17:17

Next month,I'll be running in the Cardiff Half Marathon . I have never run anything like this distance before (13.1 miles!) so it will definitely be a challenge and I'm hoping to complete it in under two and a half hours . Running Half Marathon In Aid Of St. David's Hospice My... read more

The Hidden Danger Of Asbestos In Our Homes

By Victoria Oakley in Industrial Diseases on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 11:41

When perusing the property pages recently, I stumbled across a Guardian article on asbestos. The dangers of this building material are well publicised - risk of contracting lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis increase with even low level exposure - but what might surprise you is that the... read more

Clinical Negligence Cases Enforce Change And Improvement In NHS

By Victoria Oakley in Clinical Negligence on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 14:34

For anyone who has more than a passing concern for the NHS and patient welfare, the proposed cuts to legal aid are worrying. As my colleague pointed out recently , any savings made by cutting legal aid will be felt by the NHS as the cost of settling clinical negligence claims via... read more

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