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A patient suffers three months of pain after a swab was left in patient’s eye after a cataract operation. The 4 mm swab is called a Mydriasert and is inserted into the eye to dilate the pupil ready for the cataract operation and it is then removed post operation.
Teeth whitening is all the rage at the moment with people wanting to copy the pristine white smile of the celebrities they admire on television. Advances in dental technology has meant that it can now be done relatively cheaply compared to a few years ago, when you were looking at many hundreds of pounds for perfect white teeth. The popularity in teeth whitening has caused a worrying number of unscrupulous people setting themselves up as cosmetic teeth whiteners which has meant that people have experienced serious long term problems to their teeth and gums after they had their teeth whitened cheaply and illegally.
Figures out in January reveal how three Greater Manchester A&E departments are not performing well against government targets and, in terms of waiting times, they are appearing at the bottom of the table. Wythenshawe, Tameside and Stockport Hospitals have felt the pressure in their A&E departments as the winter demands have increase the pressure on their services.
An energy company has been investigated and fined £20,000 plus, by the HSE after one of its workers fell 15 ft through a roof.
A pedestrian has been airlifted to the nearest trauma unit after being in a collision with a car. The accident happened at around 8am when emergency services were called after reports a 16 year old girl had been knocked down and seriously injured.
In an unusual case a worker has suffered psychological effects from inhaling fumes whilst working in a cement factory.
A large hospital has been put under weekly review by the CQC (Care Quality Commission) after data, reported by the hospital to the society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, reveal high death for patients who have undergone heart surgery.
We reported earlier in February about an ex Royal Navy engineer who had made a claim against the MOD after he had been diagnosed with a terminal lung condition called Mesothelioma in November 2015. The case was of interest as the claim did not comply with the MODs cut off date which prevented claims made which were diagnosed before the 16th December 2015.
An NHS Foundation Trust has to pay £12 Million to a boy’s family after a Court agreed that it was responsible for the failings in care at a baby’s birth which led to his brain damage.
A PLC is reported to have become the first UK company to be convicted for failing to prevent bribery. The penalty? The business was ordered to pay £2.25m.