A winter of discontent?

NHS England's medical director, Sir Bruce Keogh has said that "Winter is going to a particular issue" due to the sheer pressure of increasing patient numbers on the National Health Service and local Accident & Emergency departments.

Sir Bruce Keogh's comments follow a statement released by the College of Emergency Medicines warning of a shortage of emergency doctors has the potential to put patients at risk which combined with the latest figures by the National Audit Office showing an increase in emergency admissions throughout the UK.



 

£1.5m compensation awarded for hospital blunder

John Halliday was a patient of Bradford Royal Infirmary and is now confined to a wheelchair due to failures of doctors within the Yorkshire hospital.

The patient was left with devastating injuries after the hospital failed to diagnose a serious infection which spread throughout his body and into his spine.

The delay in diagnosing and treating septic arthritis enabled the infection to spread.

Delays in diagnosis can be as serious as a misdiagnosis and can lead to significant medical complications.

JMP Solicitors help individuals who fall victim of medical accidents with a personal compensation service taking into account claims for pain, suffering and loss of amenity in addition to ongoing care needs and loss of earnings.