“The public will be effectively barred from fighting incompetent doctors and councils in the courts under plans to cut legal aid, the body representing lawyers warned yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Archive for the 'hospitals' Category
Public will be ‘barred’ from justice in legal aid reform, warn lawyer group – Daily Telegraph
Published April 26, 2011 education , hospitals , judicial review , legal aid , local government , news Leave a CommentHospital accused over girl’s glue injection – The Guardian
Published April 15, 2011 hospitals , negligence , news , personal injuries Leave a Comment“Great Ormond Street being sued by 11-year-old after operation left her with extensive brain damage.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS faces £85.8m compensation bill over maternity blunders – The Guardian
Published April 14, 2011 compensation , hospitals , news Leave a Comment“The NHS is facing a spiralling bill for blunders made by maternity-unit staff during labour that result in a baby dying or suffering brain damage or disability, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Price of suing the NHS too high – The Guardian
Published March 30, 2011 compensation , costs , hospitals , medical treatment , negligence , news Leave a Comment“Suing the NHS for medical negligence may become too costly in the wake of cuts to both legal aid and lawyers’ success fees.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman pays £1 for MRSA legal claim against hospital – BBC News
Published March 24, 2011 hospitals , negligence , news , precedent Leave a Comment“A woman seeking compensation from a Norfolk hospital after taking over an MRSA sufferer’s damages claim could set a legal precedent, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 24th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal action over closure of children’s heart surgery unit – Daily Telegraph
Published March 18, 2011 hospitals , judicial review , news Leave a Comment“Managers of a children’s heart surgery unit are to launch legal action to stop it being closed under a long-awaited national review.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Heartlands Hospital in £7m brain damaged boy pay-out – BBC News
Published March 18, 2011 birth , compensation , hospitals , negligence , news , personal injuries Leave a Comment“The family of a boy who suffered severe brain damage due to hospital failures have received a £7m settlement.”
BBC News, 16th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
