Page 8 - Michael Devlin News Today

Millions of pounds paid out in negligence claims against East Lancashire Hospitals Millions of pounds in damages were paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at East Lancashire Hospitals, figures reveal. Tuesday, 22nd December 2020, 12:30 pm Someone can bring a claim against an NHS trust if it is believed they, or a family member, suffered harm or died due to negligent treatment. Data from NHS Resolution, which handles such cases on behalf of the NHS, reveals 94 clinical negligenc...

Royal Blackburn Hospital MILLIONS of pounds in damages were paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at East Lancashire’s hospitals, damning new figures have revealed. Data from NHS Resolution, which handles such cases on behalf of the NHS, reveals 94 clinical negligence claims against East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust were successful in 2019-20. A total damages bill of £14.1 million was paid out in relation to these claims over the year, while further legal costs totall...

Royal Blackburn Hospital MILLIONS of pounds in damages were paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at East Lancashire’s hospitals, damning new figures have revealed. Data from NHS Resolution, which handles such cases on behalf of the NHS, reveals 94 clinical negligence claims against East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust were successful in 2019-20. A total damages bill of £14.1 million was paid out in relation to these claims over the year, while further legal costs totall...

ALMOST £14m in damages was paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at Dorset County Hospital, figures reveal. Someone can bring a claim against an NHS trust if it is believed they, or a family member, suffered harm or died due to negligent treatment. Data from NHS Resolution, which handles such cases on behalf of the NHS, reveals 26 clinical negligence claims against Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust were successful in 2019-20 out of 33 reported. Of those report...

From department store to multiuse arena How an email set in motion a proposal to transform empty department store space into an arena for hockey, concerts and other uses Friday, December 18, 2020 6:00 AM Next step: Applying for state money Before the proposed 3,500-seat multipurpose arena at Merle Hay Mall can move forward, the project needs financing, part of which backers hope comes from the Iowa Reinvestment Act. The program, overseen by Iowa Economic ...

Colchester Hospital Millions of pounds in damages were paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at the East Suffolk and North Essex Trust, figures reveal. Someone can bring a claim against an NHS trust if it is believed they, or a family member, suffered harm or died due to negligent treatment. Data from NHS Resolution, which handles such cases on behalf of the NHS, reveals 91 clinical negligence claims against East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Col...

ALMOST three million pounds in damages was paid out following serious mistakes in care at the trust that runs Andover hospital, new figures reveal. There were 30 successful claims of clinical negligence against Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT), who also run Basingstoke and Winchester hospitals, in 2019-20. Legal costs related to these claims totalled £349,442, with the number of successful claims against HHFT up by 11 per cent in comparison to the year before. Someone ca...

By Ann Yip ann_yip Audience and content editor / Follow me: facebook.com/annyipjournalist Millions of pounds paid out in negligence claims against West Hertfordshire Hospitals. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire Millions of pounds in damages were paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at West Hertfordshire Hospitals, figures reveal. Someone can bring a claim against an NHS...

NEARLY £10m in medical negligence claims have been paid out by an NHS trust, and its predecessors, in two years, figures reveal. Data, about the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, comes from NHS Resolution, the organisation which handles negligence cases. In 2019-20 it revealed 31 successful claims against the trust, which runs hospitals in north and west Cumbria, with the bill running to £905,804, plus legal costs of £291,637. However, this is dwarfed by the £9m pa...

ALMOST three million pounds in damages was paid out following serious mistakes in care at the trust that runs Winchester hospital, new figures reveal. There were 30 successful claims of clinical negligence against Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT), who also run Basingstoke and Andover hospitals, in 2019-20. Legal costs related to these claims totalled £349,442, with the number of successful claims against HHFT up by 11 per cent in comparison to the year before. Someone ca...