Sepsis: Fatal Dangers of Delayed Diagnosis
Posted in Medical Negligence on 24th Jan 2020
It moves quickly and time is of the essence.
It is therefore shocking that some hospitals are still slow to identify symptoms and treat them accordingly, with a recent article from the BBC highlighting the sepsis issues at large.
This article highlights alarming statistics from a recent University of Washington study, stating “one in five deaths around the world is caused by sepsis” with an estimated 11 million fatalities a year.
This is more than those killed by cancer.
Rates in the UK are higher than that of neighbouring countries (including...
Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for the NHS
Posted in Medical Negligence on 7th Jan 2020
Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for the NHS
Now we have entered the New Year, many businesses tend to take stock from the previous year and review their New Year’s Resolutions.
They are asking themselves ‘what do we want to achieve in 2020?’, ‘what are our targets and challenges this year?’ and ‘how did we do last year?’
Asking these questions is a fantastic step in the right direction, especially for the NHS, however achieving these can prove far more challenging.
Recent statistics show that NHS has not managed to meet their own targets in relation...
