GPs’ evolving standard of care during an...
Posted in Medical Negligence on 30th Jun 2020
This blog looks at the standard of care patients can expect from their primary care providers as England and Wales opens up after the Covid-19 crisis
We all understand that during the Covid-19 crisis, primary care services were under great strain.
GPs were dealing with an influx of extremely sick patients, suffering from an unknown and potentially deadly disease. NHS Guidance encouraged GPs to close their practices to most face to face visit, arrange remote appointments, and to avoid, where possible, referring patients to secondary care services.
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Covid-19: Delay in Diagnosis and Treatment...
Posted in Medical Negligence on 26th Jun 2020
When Covid-19 came into the spotlight in March 2020, life changed for all of us. Despite the difficulties, at Clime Associates we have maintained our focus and dedication to helping those who are in need of legal advice and guidance.
The Covid-19 pandemic has been devastating. The NHS had the unenviable task of having to put in place measures that enabled them to be prepared for the influx of patients, the specialist care they required, the threat of cross contamination from patient to patient and many other things in a very short period of time with little...
Covid-19 and Effects on Treatment
Posted in Medical Negligence on 16th Jun 2020
It is not news to say that Covid-19 caught everyone off guard.
The NHS had a difficult job to adapt their processes and priorities to handle this pandemic as best they could within a very short space of time. The NHS and its workers should be applauded for their role in responding to the threat. We thank them all.
It has now been a few months since the height of the crisis. As the threat of Covid-19 is starting to abate, there is a growing need to start ensuring that treatment for non-Covid related conditions, put on hold at the outset of the crisis,...
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