DOCTORS FAILURE TO IDENTIFY BLOOD CLOTS COSTS THE NHS MILLIONS

The Daily Telegraph has recently reported that data published by the NHS Litigation Authority, revealed that the NHS have paid £112 million in compensation over the past five years after doctors failed to identify blood clots (Deep Vein Thrombosis). It has been reported that there is a failure on the part of staff to either screen for the condition or give appropriate medication.

Fall at Work

A builder was last week fined after an employee fell more than three metres through a garage roof.

The employee was helping clear the roof of a garage when he fell, fracturing two ribs, his sternum, several bones in his back and sustaining serious internal injuries.