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Following a report into the Will-writing and estate administration services market, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced plans to deliver greater protection to consumers by bringing these services within the scope of regulation, regardless of who...
For those of us out there who own a bicycle and go out regularly on them can testify, cycling is a joyous, liberating and cost effective mode of transport. We have a number of staff here at Stephensons who regularly cycle in and out to work, and I marvel at...
The Mail Online has recently reported that over 1,200 women who underwent smear tests at the Brough and South Cave medical practice in Hull during the last 13 years have been advised they will need to have their smear tests retaken. This was after it was...
The welcome news that the Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of Sam Hallam after a determined campaign by family, friends and supporters brings with it some sobering reminders. At the age of 17, Mr Hallam had been convicted in 2005 of the murder of...
A new pilot service provided by ‘BMA Doctors for Doctors’ was launched on 14 May 2012 which will last 12 months. The aim of the service, which is entirely independent from the General Medical Council, is to provide emotional support to doctors...
Dr Renjith Nair, a General Practitioner, was accused of failing to fully examine a seventeen day old baby after he had died at the Royal Preston Hospital in 2009 the following day. Dr Nair was cleared of all allegations at a Fitness to Practice hearing held...
A recent report from The Guardian newspaper sets out some worrying statistics which affect some of the most vulnerable people in our society. The key points from the article are: The number of vulnerable older and disabled people who had home care...
The Guardian has recently reported on the Royal and Liverpool Broadgreen University Trust’s plans to install thirty surveillance cameras within their Intensive Care Unit, Kidney Dialysis Department and in one of their Operating Theatres. The cameras...
I was saddened to learn how a motorcyclist died after a collision involving a car in Tyldesley. The article, reported by the Leigh Journal, described how Keith Haydock, 47, of Tyldesley, was travelling up Hough Lane in the direction of the Manchester...
The first private company to run an NHS hospital has signed a deal which will see it take the first £2 million in profits, despite the hospital being £40 million in debt. In February 2012, Circle Healthcare got the go ahead to take over...
It has been reported in the Financial Times that late payment has become an epidemic that is threatening many small companies according to the Forum for Private Business lobby group (“the FPB”). A survey conducted by the FPB of 500...
An open letter recently sent by 78 different care organisations to all major political parties warns that the care system is at breaking point. This follows indications that spending on adult social care is to be cut by around £1bn this year. Such...
I was pleased to learn that the Food Standards Agency (FSA), in partnership with local authorities, has introduced the national Food Hygiene Rating Scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The scheme has been developed to assess premises which provide...
In the first quarter of 2012, according to the Insolvency Service, there were 4,303 liquidations in total in England and Wales. This is an increase of 0.2% on the previous quarter and an increase of 4.3% in the same period in 2011. There was a reduction in...
In this tough economic climate, managing cash flow is vital. The saying “cash is king” could not be more true in times such as these. Businesses with a healthy cash flow are those more likely to survive periods of economic downturn. After all,...
It happens to thousands of people every year, can cost them a lot of money and there is very little that can be done to stop it happening. Gazumping is a term used for the situation when a property seller accepts an offer from one potential buyer, but then...
The Telegraph has reported in the last few weeks that the myth that removing the tonsils does not work has led to a 40 per cent rise in the number of children admitted to A & E in the last decade suffering from painful tonsillitis. Tonsillitis is...
A recent General Medical Council (GMC) report has revealed that GPs are making too many errors when prescribing medication to patients. Estimates have suggested that the numbers involved could be as high as 1 error in every 6 patients receiving prescription...
An inquest last month heard that Harry Connolly, aged just 19 months, was a “victim of basic errors by medics”. These errors cost Harry his life, he died in April 2011. A post-mortem examination revealed he died of dehydration and acute kidney...
Some experienced commercial landlords may be familiar with the Dilapidations Protocol, it has been around for a number of years and those involved in dilapidations whether they be landlords, surveyors or solicitors have followed the protocol as a guide....
Joanne Green, a mother from Urmston, has recently been raising awareness regarding the infection of Group B Streptococcus, which cost the lives of her unborn twins who tragically were stillborn at 36 weeks. The NHS Direct website says that “... Group...
Figures released recently suggest that almost 8,000 NHS patients a week are sent home from hospital in the middle of the night, amid claims the practice is being used to relieve pressure within the Health Service. The figures obtained by the Times, under...
The Daily Mail has reported that in the last 3 years 13 soldiers have brought clinical negligence claims against a hospital in Birmingham, which cares for soldiers who are brought home injured from the frontline (i.e. from Afghanistan or Iraq). It is...
Motorists are being warned not to increase their motor insurance policy voluntary excess to unaffordable levels. High voluntary excess levels have left some policy holders unable to pay car repair bills due to having a voluntary excess on their policy...
The government will set out a series of new measures in a bid to cut what they consider to be an excessive number of whiplash claims, often referring to the UK as "the whiplash capital of Europe". The Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke and Transport...
