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It has been announced that Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, has over 100,000 patients that are waiting for follow up appointments. 36,000 have breached their ‘see-by date’  and 5,000 have been classed as ‘high risk’ or ‘time critical’. Specialist Clinical

The BBC reports that one in five child deaths in England could be prevented. According to The Lancet around 5,000 children die each year, with 15 to 17 year-olds having the highest proportion of preventable deaths from suicide, accidents, abuse and neglect.

Handy tips for people who are considering a cosmetic surgery negligence claim The number of cosmetic surgery procedures is increasing every year. This in turn means that there is a higher number of procedures going wrong. It is also a

A pioneering breast cancer treatment that replaces weeks of radiotherapy with a single, targeted shot is set to be offered on the NHS. The technique, called intra-operative radiation, is suitable only for patients who have caught their cancer early and

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Cancer scan delays at Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust which runs Derriford Hospital has been criticised because one in six of its cancer patients is waiting longer than recommended for vital CT scans. One cancer patient from Plymouth

Should I accept the first offer of compensation for my medical negligence claim? We look at a question that our lawyers often get asked, “Should medical negligence victims take the first offer?” The ‘old chestnut’ that medical negligence solicitors hear

As reported previously on this website, Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, Devon was warned by the Care Quality Commission that it must improve its safety record or risk prosecution. This followed the occurrence of six “never” clinical events within 12 months,

Medical negligence solicitor, Oliver Thorne, looks at the latest scandal to rock the health service Following the fallout from the Staffordshire scandal, the Royal College of Surgeons this summer released a highly critical study, condemning Wales’ biggest hospital, the University

Medical Negligence Solicitor, Oliver Thorne, looks at NHS complaints and the suggestion that patients need to be more vocal in their criticism NHS and care services patients need to become more demanding and fight for their rights, a new watchdog