Children’s dental negligence is a serious problem. If a child experiences dental negligence from a medical professional, then it can affect the way they live their entire life. That is why dealing with this issue is important regarding psychological and physical health.  Children’s Dental Negligence  One of the main causes of children’s dental negligence is delays in diagnosis, or misdiagnosis. when a dental professional fails to spot signs and symptoms of dental problems, or fails to refer them for further treatment, then it can cause the problems to be misdiagnosed. This can cause ..read more

Today (4 February) is World Cancer Day, which is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). It is a global uniting initiative to raise awareness, improve education, and also catalyse action. The theme for World Cancer Day this year is “close the care gap”. It is about raising awareness of the equity gap that cancer sufferers face. It may also highlight cancer inequality negligence that some patients face.  The charity states “While we live in a time of awe-inspiring advancements in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment, many of us who seek cancer care hit barriers at e ..read more

According to recent reports, there are calls for children’s heart surgery to resume in Wales. Currently, under-16s have to travel to England for heart surgery, and have had to do so since 1998. The Welsh government said children are treated across the border where there’s “higher levels of specialism in dealing with these complex conditions”. However, this could mean that there are cases of needless children’s surgical negligence.  Last year, almost 200 children from Wales had heart surgery in Bristol, and many patients in north Wales travelled to hospitals in Liverpool and Birmingham.&nb ..read more

According to recent reports, an MRI scanning service has been issued with a warning notice to make “significant improvements” after inspectors rated it inadequate. These issues may lead to MRI scan negligence if the company do not take immediate action.  The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said it had concerns over processes at the service, which affected patient care.  During the announced inspection on 7 December 2021, CQC assessors found:  Employees did not all have mandatory training in key skills, including how to safeguard patients  Staff did not maintain records accur ..read more

Wales have recently announced changes to cervical screening tests- increasing the time between smear tests from three to five years. This may lead to a rise in cervical cancer smear test negligence. However, a top gynaecologist has said changes in cervical cancer screenings will help save lives, not put them at risk. Prof Alison Fiander, a clinical lead at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said people should not be worried screenings have dropped from every three to every five years in Wales. This is because the tests are “more effective”.  Health chiefs in Wales said ..read more

The British Heart Foundation Cymru have recently said that women are at higher risk of misdiagnosis of heart attacks and heart disease. This is because they are not seen as at risk. A British Heart Foundation Cymru report claimed unconscious bias and systemic inequalities in healthcare were leaving women at a disadvantage at every stage when it comes to heart disease.  The charity said women were more likely to be misdiagnosed. They are also less likely to receive optimal care, and they struggle to access cardiac rehabilitation.  Consultant cardiologist Lena Izzat said, unless health ..read more

When people think of care homes, they may think of elderly people in care. However, there are many young people who are also in a care setting. These young people may suffer from young person’s care home negligence as much as an elderly person may suffer from negligence in a care home.   Young Person’s Care Home Negligence  There are many forms of care home negligence that a young person may suffer from. These include:  Medication and prescription errors  Administering the wrong medication  Failing to keep meticulous and up-to-date records of the patient’s medica ..read more

A man has launched a High Court claim on behalf of his wife against a local NHS trust after she suffered severe brain damage. She suffered brain damage because of delays in diagnosis and treatment. The woman now requires help with daily activities and has severe cognitive and communication problems.  She was seriously unwell when she attended the hospital, suffering from viral encephalitis. The hospital misdiagnosed this as a cerebral stroke. The hospital then delayed investigation, and subsequent diagnosis and treatment, until a week later. This allowed the infection to progress and caus ..read more

Figures suggest that there have been 34,000 fewer diagnoses of cancer in England since the start of the pandemic, and 50,000 fewer in the UK. Cancer charities are warning that these delays in cancer diagnosis may reduce the number of people surviving cancer and have warned the government that improving cancer care will be a huge challenge.  Macmillan Cancer Support said given the impact of the pandemic people with cancer needed “support more than ever”.  “We have been sounding the alarm for a long time,” she added.  But she said while improving diagnosis and treatment was crucia ..read more

A recent inquest has found that doctors missed opportunities to save a four-year-old girl dying from sepsis. The girl became ill with an upset stomach and died days later. The assistant coroner said that negligence contributed to her death. Health bosses also said the hospital have taken action since the incident to improve children’s sepsis negligence.  The coroner said “sepsis not only remained undiagnosed but unconsidered,” and that the girl died as a result of “inaction, late diagnosis and late administration of treatment”.  The court heard sepsis is a rare condition in children ..read more