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Doctor admits to failings which ‘fell seriously below the standard expected’

The failings led to the death of four-day-old baby boy, Finnley James Adam Morris.   Dr. Dhulipala qualified in 2001, having trained in India and worked at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool between 2019 and 2020 before moving to Blackpool where she was employed as a registrar. When baby Finnley was born at Blackpool…

The inquest into the death of Evelin Chacko

Concerns were raised over the care provided by the Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton Social Services and Greater Manchester Mental Health teams following the tragic death of Evelin Chacko in July 2020.   Evelin was a loving and caring 16 year old student of Bolton College. Unfortunately, she had a history of self-harm and suicide attempts…

Smiles Better Dentistry – BBC fake Google reviews report

In a continuation of the story we reported on yesterday, the BBC has looked into Smiles Better Dentistry in Manchester.   The company has been investigated for fake reviews that have been placed on Google. The BBC investigation has found that a number of reviews left on the website were to be considered fake. This…

Junior doctors strike set for July

Junior doctors across England have announced that they are to be taking further strike action for a period of 5 days in July.   The British Medical Association have confirmed that the strikes will run from 13 July 2023 and 18 July 2023. This is thought to be the longest single period of industrial action…

Misdiagnosis of cancer in general practice

With the rise of telephone consultations and face to face consultations with a GP falling, are GPs failing to recognise vital signs of cancer?   Following the Covid-19 Pandemic and the change to hold more telephone consultations over face to face appointments, there has been a rise of failing to misdiagnose critical medical conditions, one…

Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month

May is Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month.   The Huntington’s Disease Association has called for better help and support for those living with the condition. A small recent poll has found that of 105 people questioned with the condition – 85% had attempted to access community mental health services, but 56% had been denied access to…

Junior NHS doctors strikes

More strike action has recently commenced within the NHS as a result of further disputes over pay after the Government have failed to meet the demands of medical unions.   The most recent strike action is that of Junior Doctors who are undergoing a 4-day strike, commencing on Monday 10th April.     NHS England…

Newcastle care home in special measures following whistle-blowers alerting the CQC to serious failings

Newcastle care home in special measures following whistle-blowers alerting the CQC to serious failings   Staff concerns about Ella McCambridge Care Home had been ignored, this led to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) conducting an unannounced visit to the care home following tip offs, regarding the issues.   CQC inspectors rated the Care Home inadequate…

Dental patient awarded £20,000 following years of negligent treatment resulting undiagnosed tooth decay

Amy Matthews, a regular dental attendee, will suffer losing multiple teeth following her dentist’s failure to diagnose tooth decay throughout her childhood.   A damages award of £20,000 has been settled but with no admission of liability. Ms Matthews had visited Normanby Dental for thirteen years and had a variety of treatments over the years,…

Doctors strike to commence after Government meeting fails

Junior doctors in the UK have confirmed that the 72 hour strike will go ahead after what was said to be a “disappointing” meeting between the Government and the British Medical Association reps on Thursday.   Should an agreement in relation to the pay dispute not be reached by 13 March, the 72 hour strike…