Are short doctor’s appointments damaging patient care?
A 22-year-old student was told by a doctor in Luton to buy an inhaler and look up how to use it on YouTube, after […]
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Elderly people unsure how to make complaints about poor care
A report by Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Julie Mellor, found that 56% of those aged over 65 who had a problem with their […]
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Experts ask Hospitals why their rates of stillbirths are so high
A team of experts have asked 21 Hospital Trusts to review why their rates of stillbirths are higher than other Trusts across the country. […]
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Bad week for Mid Staffs NHS Trust
This week Mid Staffordshire Trust has been fined £500,000 over the deaths of four elderly patients and an independent report has called for a […]
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Two nurses have been jailed following the neglect of patients on a stroke ward in Bridgend, Wales.
Lauro Bertulano, 46, Rebecca Jones, 31, and Natalie Jones, 42, failed to carry out blood glucose tests on patients, then faked the results. The […]
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Be Safe This Christmas with Pryers’ Elf and Safety Infographic
We are really excited for the arrival of Santa Claus in just over a weeks time. We couldn’t help but think about the precautions and safety […]
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Patients met with “wall of silence” after complaints of serious negligence in hospitals
The parliamentary and health service Ombudsman has found that three out of four investigations into complaints at hospitals left the patients and families with […]
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Calls to improve the investigation into the 200 avoidable deaths each week in the NHS system
MP Jeremy Hunt has told the commons that there is “urgent need” to improve the investigations into the 200 avoidable deaths each week in […]
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High Profile case helps raise awareness after HIV testing week
The start to HIV testing week 2015 started with the Charlie Sheen revealing his HIV status to the world. National HIV Testing Week, managed […]
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Is the lack of mental health wards in York a danger to other patients?
It has been revealed that in October an elderly man was attacked in his bed at York hospital, after being brought to the A&E […]
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Are foreign nurses affecting the quality of care in our Hospitals?
Kings College London and the University of Southampton found that the hospitals with the highest proportion of foreign nurses had the highest levels of […]
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Junior Doctors Call Off Strikes But Patients Are Still Suffering
After a breakthrough in talks with the British Medical Association, the 24-hour junior doctor strike has been called off. But it comes too late […]
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