Tag #Medical Negligence

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Northern Ireland Cervical Screening Program Faces Crisis After Medic Resignations

Two senior medics resigned from Northern Ireland's cervical screening program over concerns about the Public Health Agency's handling of issues, including the centralization of services at a facility without proper accreditation, potentially jeopardizing patient care and mirroring past failures high...

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Letby's Legal Team to Present New Evidence Challenging Baby Murder Convictions

Lucy Letby's legal team will present "new evidence" tomorrow at the Royal Society of Medicine, claiming it undermines her convictions for murdering seven and attempting to murder six babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016; the team cites flaws in the original tria...

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"Coroner Criticizes Hospital for Withholding Information About Letby Suspicions"

"A former coroner criticized hospital managers for withholding suspicions about Lucy Letby's involvement in baby deaths during a 2017 meeting, hindering a timely police investigation; this revelation emerged during the ongoing public inquiry into Letby's crimes."

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Delayed Diagnosis Leads to Death of Schoolgirl After Scooter Accident in Tyumen Oblast

A schoolgirl died in August 2022 after suffering a head injury in a scooter accident in Golymshmanovo, Tyumen Oblast; a delayed diagnosis due to the failure of doctors to perform a CT scan at the initial hospital is considered the cause of death, leading to criminal charges against two doctors.

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Harvey Weinstein Hospitalized After Alarming Blood Test Result

Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized Monday due to an alarming blood test result, highlighting concerns about medical care at Rikers Island, where he is incarcerated, and prompting accusations of inadequate care from his lawyer.

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Inquest: Private Hospital Action Contributed to Patient Death After Hip Surgery

A 79-year-old woman died from cardiac arrest one day after a hip replacement at a private hospital; a post-mortem concluded the surgery directly caused her death, and her son alleges hospital inaction contributed.

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Delayed Cancer Diagnosis After GP Removes Patient Over Painkiller Requests

After two years of stomach pain, 28-year-old Stephanie Thomas was removed from her GP's patient list due to repeated requests for painkillers, only to be later diagnosed with incurable stage four cancer; her case highlights potential systemic failures in healthcare.

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Hospital Neglect Contributed to Baby's Preventable Death

A coroner's inquest found neglect and inadequate medical care contributed to the preventable death of six-day-old Hayden Nguyen at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in 2016, after his parents spent £250,000 and seven years fighting for a second inquest.

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Hyères Hospital Report: Systemic Failures Led to Fatal Delay in Patient Care

A report on the death of 25-year-old Lucas at Hyères hospital's emergency room in October 2023 details multiple failures, including a four-hour delay in examination, inadequate symptom assessment, and insufficient staffing, leading to an underestimation of his meningococcal infection's severity.

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Hospital Misdiagnosis Leads to Toddler's Death

Two-year-old Hudson Perrins died from urosepsis four days after being misdiagnosed with constipation at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton; his parents demand answers and improved hospital protocols.

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Hospital Accused of Negligence in Patient Death

A grieving husband accuses Whiston Hospital in Merseyside of medical negligence after his wife, Laura Higginson, died following the administration of excessive paracetamol doses; the husband claims he was not informed of the overdoses, which were above the recommended limit for three consecutive day...

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Chester Hospital Executives Testify at Letby Inquiry, Revealing Systemic Failures

The Thirlwall Inquiry heard evidence from Countess of Chester Hospital executives, revealing delays in addressing concerns about Lucy Letby, potential conflicts of interest, and failures in communication that allowed her actions to continue for months.

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