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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
NHS pays out over £220k in compensation for medical negligence
Data has revealed how much a Sussex NHS Trust has paid out in compensation for clinical negligence claims. In data obtained by Medical Negligence Assist, it was revealed that the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust settled a total of 10 claims since 2019, with damages amounting to £224,700 – not including NHS or claimant legal costs paid. The trust, which runs the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Worthing Hospital, St Richard's and Princess Royal, is one of the largest NHS hospital trusts in England. The data found a total of 19 claims and incidents of medical negligence pertaining to medication errors reported to NHS Resolution, the legal arm of the NHS. READ MORE: MPs react to pride event's decision to ban political parties NHS Resolution is a government scheme paid for by the NHS Trust which acts as an insurance policy and pays for negligence claims. Medication errors are described by the NHS as any Patient Safety Incidents (PSI) where there has been an error in the process of prescribing, dispensing, administering, monitoring or providing advice on medicines. (Image: Medical Negligence Asisst) Errors can include failures to properly monitor patients on powerful drugs, poor communication between GPs and hospitals and giving the patients the wrong medication. Research found that across England NHS Trusts have paid out a total of £54,054,916 in damages settling claims relating to medication errors since 2019, with NHS legal costs and claimant costs bringing the total to £89.6m. Between April 2019 and March 2024, NHS Resolution received a total of 1,129 claims and incidents relating to errors in the medication process. Of those, 765 claims have been settled with damages amounting to £54m. In the last five years, the most common reason for medication error claims was for unnecessary pain, with death as a result of medical negligence (relating to medication errors) as the second. Professor Katie Urch, Chief Medical Officer at University Hospitals Sussex, said: "Our dedicated teams across all our seven hospitals care for thousands of patients every single day - and although cases of medication errors are rare, even one is one too many. 'Whilst the data presented in this report is of limited use on its own, as it does not reflect key context such as the size of Trust or clinical specialities. We are always committed to being open and improving. 'When patients do not receive the high standard of care we strive to provide, we are dedicated to learning from these instances and doing everything in our power to prevent them from happening again."
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sailing academy and charity appoints new chief executive
Isle of Wight charity UKSA has appointed Cat Dixon as its new CEO. The Cowes-based centre of excellence, which aims to inspire, educate, and equip people for a life in or around the sea, has chosen Cat for her extensive leadership experience and passion for empowering young people. With over 15 years' experience as a chief executive for organisations including NHS Resolution and the Law Society of England and Wales, Cat brings a wealth of knowledge to the role. She is also a qualified solicitor and mediator, and has been a champion for diversity, equality, and inclusion. Cat said: "I am absolutely delighted to join UKSA and lead the organisation in its vital work. "I've seen first-hand how outdoor education and practical skills training can transform the lives of young people." Richard Stokes, UKSA chair of trustees, said: "We are thrilled to welcome Cat to the team. "Her broad experience of developing successful organisations, passion for outdoor learning, and commitment to delivering impact for young people will be a great addition to UKSA." UKSA is dedicated to removing financial and social barriers so that young people from all backgrounds can unlock their potential through the opportunities of the seas.
BBC News
26-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Criticised Morecambe Bay NHS trust claimed £2m for 'good care' provision
An NHS trust criticised over the avoidable death of a newborn baby was paid £2m for providing good maternity care, the BBC can reveal.A senior coroner ruled on Friday that University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay (UHMB) NHS trust contributed to Ida Lock's death and had failed to learn lessons from previous maternity this, the trust claimed it had met all 10 standards under an NHS scheme aimed at promoting safe mother Sarah Robinson said the behaviour of the trust - which has declined to comment - was "another kick in the teeth" while her father Ryan Lock labelled it "disgusting". Senior coroner for Lancashire James Adeley concluded that Ida had died due to the gross failure of three midwives to provide basic medical who was born at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) on 9 November 2019, died a week later after suffering a serious brain injury due to a lack of Adeley ruled her death had been caused by the midwives' failure to deliver the infant "urgently when it was apparent she was in distress" and contributed to by the lead midwife's "wholly incompetent failure to provide basic neonatal resuscitation".He said eight opportunities had been missed "to alter Ida's clinical course".Her five-week inquest at Preston County Hall heard that many of the issues identified in a 2015 independent review of UHMB's maternity services were still evident in November RLI is run by the UHMB trust. 'Critical inspection' Under the Maternity Incentive Scheme run by NHS Resolution, the health service's insurance arm, maternity departments in England are encouraged to provide good care by meeting 10 safety standards, including properly investigating deaths and listening to parents' which certify they have met these standards receive a rebate on their insurance premiums, in addition to a share of money paid by NHS trusts which do the five years that the scheme has been running, UHMB said it had met the 10 standards four 2018, the first year of the programme, the trust's self-certification led to it being paid £1,288, 2019, the year of Ida's death, it received £734,112 after again claiming to have hit all of the UHMB trust also claimed a perfect 10-out-of-10 record in 2020 but their submission was reviewed by NHS Resolution following a critical inspection of maternity services by the Care Quality regulator's report rated maternity services as "inadequate", with UHMB's score downgraded to three out of UHMB was not given any money that year by NHS Resolution, and the trust was made to repay most of the amount it had received in 2019. 'Painting a false picture' When told about the payments scheme and how the trust had benefitted from it, Mr Lock said it was "disgusting". He said: "It's painting a false picture so they can receive money."A former maternity risk manager at the trust, Rox-Anne Hetherington, said Morecambe Bay's actions were in keeping with her experience."I can, hand-on-heart, say that it wasn't a case of 'What have we done to [make things better]?'"It was a case of 'What are we going to say we've done?'"Dr Bill Kirkup, whose 2015 inquiry exposed widespread failings in maternity care, including the preventable deaths of 11 babies and a mother at the trust's Furness General Hospital in Cumbria, also said he wasn't surprised."Some trusts put a lot of effort into how they can present the best picture of themselves, and much less effort into whether they're actually making improvements underneath," he said. 'Not fully compliant' UHMB's claims are in line with other struggling trusts which have also made similar erroneous submissions under the Maternity Incentive Shrewsbury and Telford NHS trust was forced to repay almost £1m after it similarly claimed to have met all of the safety standards. A review of its maternity care, published in 2022, found more than 200 babies and mothers could have survived with proper East Kent University Hospitals trust, where an inquiry found at least 45 babies could have survived, was also forced to repay £2m after falsely claiming it had met the safety a statement, NHS Resolution said "University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS trust initially self-reported full compliance with the Maternity Incentive Scheme in years 1, 2, 3 and 5."However subsequent NHS Resolution reviews of the Trust's evidence for years 2 and 3 following the publication of their CQC report demonstrated that they were not fully compliant for those years."The Trust was required to repay any funds for those years. The previously granted rebate was returned to NHS Resolution and was redistributed to all compliant Trusts."The UHMB, which has previously apologised for its failings in Ida Lock's death, declined to comment about its participation in the Maternity Incentive Scheme. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Woman's cancer diagnosis after wrong smear results
A woman has expressed her anger after being diagnosed with cervical cancer more than two years after her smear test result was incorrectly recorded as normal. Amie Wood, 39, from Bewdley, Worcestershire, had a smear test that was reported as negative by the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust in October 2019. Although negative, it showed high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that can lead to cancer, the HPV persisted and she was subsequently diagnosed with cervical cancer in January 2022. The NHS trust said it expressed its regret and apologised to Ms Wood. Following her diagnosis, Ms Wood had a hysterectomy. She told the BBC: "I'm a mom of two girls, a single mom. I couldn't risk my life. "I am angry over it because it's not only [meant] I can't have any children again, [but also] I've lost my trust medically. "For me it's been a mental battle. The constant worry, am I going to have cancer again somewhere else?" Ms Wood said she suffered increased anxiety about her health, and felt unable to return to her part-time second job as a personal trainer. "To be diagnosed with cervical cancer and undergo a hysterectomy was heartbreaking enough, but then I found out that my smear results had been misreported and it could have all been avoided," she said. "To this day, I still struggle to comprehend everything I've been through and how close my children could have been to losing their mum. "It's made my anxiety and worries even worse, which I didn't think was possible. It's also deeply upsetting that the choice of having more children has been taken from me." Ms Wood is working with a specialist medical negligence lawyer from firm Irwin Mitchell, which said it was working towards a settlement. The firm said that the trust accepted that if the smear had been correctly reported, Ms Wood would have been referred within weeks for excision treatment and would have avoided the development of cancer and a hysterectomy. Irwin Mitchell added that through NHS Resolution, the trust admitted liability and a breach of duty in care, in that the result given was "incorrect." "The past few years have been incredibly difficult for Amie, having to come to terms with her diagnosis and then finding out that it could have been avoided," said Kathryn Salt, who is representing Ms Wood. The firm added that it was vital that people continued to take part in the cervical cancer screening. A spokesperson for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust said: "We would like to express our sincere regret and apologies to Ms Wood. "The trust always strives to deliver safe and appropriate care to all our patients. Sadly, on this occasion we fell short. "We are working with Ms Wood's representatives to achieve an appropriate resolution and will ensure all learnings from this case are taken forward." Ms Wood told the BBC: "An apology is an apology but it doesn't take back what I have had to go through, what I will always have to go through mentally." However, she still emphasises the importance of smear tests. "I would still 100% have a smear. Smears do save lives, it's proven," Ms Wood said. "So 100% I would encourage anyone to have smears and to talk about it because for a lot of girls it's an embarrassing taboo subject." Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Eight women developed cancer after smear test misread, says report Payout for woman given wrong smear test result NHS calls 13,000 women for smear tests after error Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
BBC News
28-01-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Bewdley woman diagnosed with cancer after incorrect smear results
A woman has expressed her anger after being diagnosed with cervical cancer more than two years after her smear test result was incorrectly recorded as Wood, 39, from Bewdley, Worcestershire, had a smear test that was reported as negative by the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust in October 2019. Although negative, it showed high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that can lead to cancer, the HPV persisted and she was subsequently diagnosed with cervical cancer in January NHS trust said it expressed its regret and apologised to Ms Wood. Following her diagnosis, Ms Wood had a told the BBC: "I'm a mom of two girls, a single mom. I couldn't risk my life."I am angry over it because it's not only [meant] I can't have any children again, [but also] I've lost my trust medically."For me it's been a mental battle. The constant worry, am I going to have cancer again somewhere else?"Ms Wood said she suffered increased anxiety about her health, and felt unable to return to her part-time second job as a personal trainer."To be diagnosed with cervical cancer and undergo a hysterectomy was heartbreaking enough, but then I found out that my smear results had been misreported and it could have all been avoided," she said. 'Deeply upsetting' "To this day, I still struggle to comprehend everything I've been through and how close my children could have been to losing their mum. "It's made my anxiety and worries even worse, which I didn't think was possible. It's also deeply upsetting that the choice of having more children has been taken from me."Ms Wood is working with a specialist medical negligence lawyer from firm Irwin Mitchell, which said it was working towards a firm said that the trust accepted that if the smear had been correctly reported, Ms Wood would have been referred within weeks for excision treatment and would have avoided the development of cancer and a Mitchell added that through NHS Resolution, the trust admitted liability and a breach of duty in care, in that the result given was "incorrect." 'Smears do save lives' "The past few years have been incredibly difficult for Amie, having to come to terms with her diagnosis and then finding out that it could have been avoided," said Kathryn Salt, who is representing Ms firm added that it was vital that people continued to take part in the cervical cancer screening.A spokesperson for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust said: "We would like to express our sincere regret and apologies to Ms Wood."The trust always strives to deliver safe and appropriate care to all our patients. Sadly, on this occasion we fell short."We are working with Ms Wood's representatives to achieve an appropriate resolution and will ensure all learnings from this case are taken forward."Ms Wood told the BBC: "An apology is an apology but it doesn't take back what I have had to go through, what I will always have to go through mentally."However, she still emphasises the importance of smear tests."I would still 100% have a smear. Smears do save lives, it's proven," Ms Wood said."So 100% I would encourage anyone to have smears and to talk about it because for a lot of girls it's an embarrassing taboo subject." Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
