Commonly Misdiagnosed Disorders: Endometriosis
Posted in Medical Negligence on 24th Aug 2020
Endometriosis is a disorder that can affect women at any age and is often misdiagnosed. If left untreated it can cause a lot of pain and complications, including infertility.
Unfortunately, often symptoms are misconstrued as being due to alternative, incorrect causes. This is a condition that cannot be reversed, only treated. As such, the need to correctly identify the need for a gynaecological referral in the first instance, either at GP or A&E level and thereafter the need for the gynaecological team to treat correctly and quickly is vital.
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Deaths In Care Homes Caused By Covid-19
Posted in Medical Negligence on 10th Jul 2020
For those who have lost a loved one in the last 4 months as a result of Covid-19 it is a natural reaction to look for explanations.
Coping with bereavement is difficult enough but it is made worse if you do not believe your relative was given the appropriate care or attention.
In many instances, death was inevitable given severe underlying health conditions and the lack of specific knowledge of how to treat Covid-19; a deadly virus that spread rapidly in Europe and throughout the world.
Nor would any of us want to criticise the efforts of the NHS...
Disruption of Treatment during the Covid-19...
Posted in Medical Negligence on 3rd Jul 2020
Covid-19 was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on 12 March 2020. As a result the UK declared a lockdown on 23 March 2020.
A lot of things had to change, including the medical care for those patients who had Covid-19 and those who did not. The NHS did its best to ensure that plans were in place to protect all patients.
There is no doubt that the NHS has done a great job and we must all fully appreciate the work done and sacrifices made to save lives during these difficult times. The pandemic was real and required serious...
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