Clinical Negligence Blog

People suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease had their hopes of receiving drug treatment, which is currently unavailable on the NHS, raised when the pharmaceutical industry enjoyed its first victory in a three-year battle with an NHS drugs watchdog.

On Thursday, 1 May 2008, the Court of Appeal ruled that NICE (the National Institute for Clinical Excellence) had failed to ...

Recent data published by the Department of Health show that patients’ satisfaction with NHS services has failed to improve.

The figures published compared statistics in 2005-2006 with the 2006-2007 results. In primary care patient satisfaction fell; in 2005-2006 overall satisfaction amongst patients was at 77.4%, whereas in 2006-2007 it was only 77%. Whilst some may see this as a marginal d...

Safety concerns have been expressed over the recent decision to allow Thalidomide to become available on prescription again.

Thalidomide was a drug which was widely dispensed to pregnant women between 1959 and 1961 to help reduce the effects of morning sickness. However, it was banned in 1962 following the effects which it had on new born babies. Pannone LLP have represented many Thalidomid...

A widow who fought for recognition of her late husband’s clinical negligence claim has finally been awarded compensation and an apology.

Richard Fry from Swinton started feeling ill in early 2001 and he repeatedly attended Hope Hospital with complaints of excruciating abdominal pains. He was told by doctors that he was imagining the pain. He was advised to try and stop thinking about it. ...

A worrying report has shown that fewer than half of NHS trusts in England view caring for patients as their top priority! The Healthcare Commission surveyed more than 150,000 healthcare professionals to examine the staff attitudes. Only 46% of those interviewed thought patients were the priority.

Unison, the public sector union, said that trusts were emphasising marketing and financial tar...

The consumer group “Which?” are campaigning for better regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry and in it’s survey of consumers identified issues which we come across all too frequently in cosmetic surgery claims.

The cosmetic surgery industry in the UK is lucrative. It is currently worth an estimated £900million. More and more people are going under the knife, the concern is that all ...

The NHS Complaints procedure is a source of frustration and disillusionment for many of our clients. They often find that their questions remain unanswered, explanations are not given and they have not received an apology from the Trusts or healthcare professionals involved.

The Complaints procedure is not a mechanism by which patients can receive compensation, but we do believe it is very...

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