Stafford hospital nurse who treated overdose twins allowed to keep working –...
“A nurse who helped treat twins who died from a huge overdose of morphine at the scandal-hit Stafford hospital has been allowed to keep working.” Full story The Guardian, 15th March 2013 Source:...
View ArticleRegina v Cosford and others – WLR Daily
Regina v Cosford and others [2013] EWCA Crim 466; [2013] WLR (D) 147 “The test for identifying a public office turned on the nature of the duty undertaken and, in particular, whether it was a public...
View ArticleFresh evidence challenges ‘Angel of Death’ nurse Colin Norris’s conviction –...
“Fresh medical and scientific evidence is being published this week that campaigners hope will lead to the release of Colin Norris, the former nurse and so-called ‘Angel of Death’ serving life for the...
View ArticleRebecca Leighton: Poison probe nurse to sue police – BBC News
“A nurse who spent six weeks in prison accused of poisoning patients at Stockport’s Stepping Hill Hospital is to sue Greater Manchester Police (GMP).” Full story BBC News, 3rd June 2013 Source:...
View ArticleSenior RAF nurse wins damages in sexual discrimination case – The Guardian
“The highest-ranking nurse in the Royal Air Force has won damages after bringing a sexual discrimination case against the Ministry of Defence.” Full story The Guardian, 25th June 2013 Source:...
View ArticleAdesina v Nursing and Midwifery Council; Baines v Same – WLR Daily
Adesina v Nursing and Midwifery Council; Baines v Same: [2013] EWCA Civ 818; [2013] WLR (D) 273 “The time limit of 28 days to lodge an appeal from a decision of the Nursing and Midwifery Council to...
View Article‘Bullying’ nurses guilty of misconduct – Daily Telegraph
“Two ‘bullying’ former nurses at Stafford hospital have been found guilty of misconduct after faking casualty records in order to meet waiting time targets.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2013...
View ArticleBerwick report: Danger of understaffed NHS wards can no longer be ignored...
“Review says NHS staff responsible for ‘recklessness or wilful neglect’ of patient safety should face jail.” Full story The Independent, 6th August 2013 Source: www.independent.co.uk Related link:...
View ArticleRedditch diabetic’s death leads to payout by health trust – BBC News
“An undisclosed settlement has been paid by a health trust to the family of a woman who died after a hospital failed to treat her diabetes.” Full story BBC News, 13th August 2013 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleSwindon nurse who mistook blood for jam suspended – BBC News
“A nurse who mistook blood around a patient’s mouth for jam has been suspended for 12 months.” Full story BBC News, 14th August 2013 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleNurses and midwives set to face three-yearly checks – BBC News
“Nurses and midwives in the UK look set to face three-yearly checks from the end of 2015 under proposals being put forward.” Full story BBC News, 6th September 2013 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleJacintha Saldanha inquest delayed as coroner ‘seeks more information’– The...
“An inquest into the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha following a prank phone call last year by two Australian radio hosts has been postponed for a second time.” Full story The Guardian, 10th September...
View ArticleMinister orders review of guidelines for health workers wearing full-face...
“A review is being launched into health service guidelines on full-face veils to ensure that patients always have ‘appropriate face-to-face contact’, it has emerged.” Full story The Guardian, 19th...
View ArticleDoctors and nurses’ regulators asked to clarify guidance on face veils – The...
“A government minister has asked the regulatory bodies for doctors and nurses to clarify their guidance on the wearing of veils after concerns that patients may be denied face-to-face contact with the...
View ArticleGMC probe into Mid-Staffs slammed as “whitewash” as cases abandoned – Daily...
“The investigation into the Mid-Staffs scandal was branded a ‘whitewash’ after regulators abandoned efforts to pursue the last of 44 doctors accused of failing patients.” Full story Daily Telegraph,...
View ArticleNurse with indecent images of female patients struck off – BBC News
“An accident and emergency nurse who took indecent photographs of young female patients has been struck off.” Full story BBC News, 1st October 2013 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleNurse who used Facebook to blow the whistle about poor care escapes being...
“A nurse who used Facebook to raise concerns about standards at his hospital has escaped being struck off after a disciplinary panel acknowledged he was passionate about his job and capable.” Full...
View ArticleStafford Hospital nurse given caution for putting patients at risk – Daily...
“A nurse who worked at Stafford Hospital has been given a five year caution after she was found guilty of putting patients in danger, angering families who want ‘someone held responsible’ for the...
View ArticleDoctors, nurses and managers to face five years in jail if they neglect...
“Doctors, nurses and NHS managers will face up to five years in jail if they are found to have wilfully neglected or mistreated patients under a new law aimed at stopping a repeat of the Mid...
View ArticleTens of thousands harmed in hospital by IV drip blunders – Daily Telegraph
‘Around 500 patients could be dying each year because of an “astonishing” lack of training in the use of intravenous drips, health experts have warned.’ Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2013...
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