Polski Dzial Doctors and Nurses Must Apologise for Medical Mistakes Under New Rules
According to new medical candour guidelines, midwives, nurses and doctors will be required to make verbal apologies to patients following any medical mistakes. Under new duty of candour rules, medical professionals will be encouraged to apologise as soon as they have realised there was an issue following new guidance from the General Medical Council and […]
Clinical Negligence during pregnancy
Scotland has one of the highest perinatal mortality rates in Europe. Between January 2009 and June 2011 the NHS in Scotland paid out over £70,000,000 in damages in relation to negligence resulting in stillbirths and babies born with disabilities. While a damages claim provides little comfort to those who have lost children, it can […]
Girl wins compensation for injuries suffered at birth
An eleven-year-old girl has been awarded around £11 million in compensation for serious injuries she suffered at birth, reports the Guardian. Milly Evans was born in Lincoln County Hospital. Her family claim that during labour her heart beat was not adequately monitored, and therefore medical staff did not notice quickly enough that she had an […]