Clostridium Difficile outbreak killed three patients at the Arrowe Park Hospital Superbug infection killed three people at the over-crowded Arrowe Park Hospital, following a massive increase in infection rates, informs the Liverpool Echo. A report has revealed lack of proper cleaning due to time constrains, dilapidated wards and inadequate infection control practice. The state of […]
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A 51-year-old dies from sepsis, as he was not given antibiotics for five days. As reported by the Daily Mail Online, on 27th July 2018, Mr Smith was admitted to the Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley, West Midlands with an excruciating pain in his leg. The 51-year-old displayed classic signs of sepsis, such as raised […]
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A 94-year-old great-grandmother bled to death after NHS staff refused to treat her. A 94-year-old great-grandmother from Aveley, was initially referred to A&E by her GP. Her referral notes warned that the golf-ball sized lump on her leg could bleed imminently. Rather than receiving treatment, Cynthia Butcher was turned away by the doctors at the […]
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An 18-year-old transplant patient died after hospital misdiagnosed a rejection of donor heart. The Daily Mail Online has reported another tragic story of a hospital misdiagnosis. Jessica Brooks was 15-years-old when she was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart becomes enlarged, affecting its ability to pump blood effectively. In February 2016, Miss […]
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Hospital emergency readmission within 24 hours reached 71,398 in 2017-2018 In 2018, 70 NHS hospital trusts provided Healthwatch, a watchdog chaired by Sir Robert Francis, with daily breakdown of their data on emergency readmissions. Figures obtained by Healthwatch revealed that the number of emergency readmissions within 30 days of discharge in 2017-2018 was 484,609. This […]
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Each year, 52,000 people are killed in the UK by sepsis, says the National Health Executive. Due to the missed sepsis targets, the NHS England introduced a new rule which came into effect in April 2019. The announcement was made after hospitals missed a considerable amount of sepsis cases. Under the new rule, hospitals risk […]
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Teacher attempted to take her own life after a failed cannula insertion. Amy Pohl began to feel unwell in November 2017 and was diagnosed with adult croup, says the Daily Mail Online. Croup is an infection that affects airways, voice box and windpipe. In December 2017, Miss Pohl was admitted to the University Hospital Coventry […]
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NHS is facing a massive scandal following 220 unusual baby deaths due to hospital’s negligence. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital is under tight scrutiny after experiencing what could be the worst maternity crisis the NHS has ever seen, reports the Daily Mail Online. The review, which was initiated by Jeremy Hunt in April 2017, is […]
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Figures featured in an article from the Daily Mail Online have uncovered that more people than ever have parts of their legs amputated. This is because of complications related to diabetes. Between 2015 and 2018, the NHS has carried out 27,465 lower limb amputations in England. Around 7,545 of them were above the ankle and […]
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Listeria outbreak claims more lives and the NHS reveals affected hospitals. Following the initial announcement of the listeria outbreak, the Public Health England have released a full list of hospitals which were supplied products from the Good Food Chain. The government agency refused to give up the hospital names at the beginning but caved after […]