An inquest into the death of a pregnant woman with appendicitis died as a result of an error in surgery after two unsupervised trainee surgeons removed one of her ovaries by mistake. Maria De Jesus, 32, died on the operating table after doctors finally removed her appendix 19 days later....
The press has recently been littered with headlines blaming the rising legal bills of the NHS and local Councils on solicitors and the so dubbed 'claims culture' which the UK now finds itself in. It has been reported that compensation claims are becoming the number one concern for schools and...
A new wave of controversy has recently swept the Cosmetic Surgery Industry highlighting the risks that surround the use of anti-wrinkle treatments and fillers in the UK. An independent review has recently warned that the use of anti-wrinkle treatments and fillers are a "crisis waiting to...
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), which represents roughly a third of cosmetic surgeons in the UK, has recently revealed statistics relating to surgical procedures undergone in 2012. Last year a total of 43,172 procedures were carried out, 90.5% of which were...
A public inquiry following the mid Staffs Hospital scandal has called for 290 changes to be made to improve standards of patient care. The inquiry, which is the fifth investigation into the Stafford Hospital since problems were first highlighted in 2010, was published last week following a 31...