A report says that some patients at Tameside Hospital near Manchester are using their camera phones to film their treatment there because the hospital’s reputation is so bad they want to be ready to film any negligence or ill-treatment. It appears, judging by the report, that the hospital’s chief executive, Christine Green, has not actually [...]
With the NHS Litigation Authority facing a reported 15.7bn bill to deal with the rising number of medical negligence claims, any new cases which come to light are interesting to see what compensation is awarded and how that can be justified. A recent case saw compensation paid out by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust [...]
Richard Branson has added his voice to arguments over current policies on drugs by saying that the current approach has failed globally. He says that the policy has led to more drug use rather than less and that prisons are now more overcrowded than ever and billions of pounds have been wasted. He says that [...]