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News items on 'Medical Accident'
Mother death hospital prosecuted
(BBC 18/11/2009)
A hospital in Swindon is to be prosecuted on health and safety charges over the death of a nurse shortly after she gave birth. Mayra Cabrera, a 30-year-old theatre nurse, had a drug used in epidurals pumped into her arm at the Great Western Hospital on 11 May, 2004. She died of a heart attack after giving birth to her son, Zac, who survived. The Health and Safety Executive has told the hospital it is prosecuting over alleged "safety breaches".
(The Scotsman 12/11/2009)
A £2.5 MILLION damages claim over a boy who suffered a heart attack while having teeth extracted has been settled out of court. Details of the agreement were not disclosed at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, where Anne Marie Gallacher had sued Greater Glasgow Health Board on behalf of her son, Ryan, 14. In 2002, Ryan had nine teeth removed under general anaesthetic at Townhead dental clinic.
Mother sues for £2.5m over son's brain injury
(The Scotsman 11/11/2009)
A MOTHER who alleges her son suffered brain damage during a visit to the dentist is claiming £2.5 million damages. Ryan Gallacher was six when he was put under general anaesthetic to have a number of teeth removed. His heart stopped and he had to be resuscitated, but he was left with "significant intellectual impairment". Ryan's mother, Anne Marie Gallacher, alleges negligence by the anaesthetist and is suing his employer, Greater Glasgow Health Board, at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
Mother bled to death as doctor refused to leave bed
(The Scotsman 07/11/2009)
A MOTHER of two who bled to death hours after breast surgery would have had the best chance of survival if a consultant surgeon had agreed to leave his home to attend to her, a fatal accident inquiry has concluded. Among a litany of failures detailed in the report, consultant breast specialist Glyn Neades refused to leave his bed and direct the resuscitation of Marlene Wightman, 49, in the early hours of 23 March, 2006.
(BBC 30/09/2009)
Dr Hubley fell ill with gall bladder problems during a trip to Barbados in 2006. He opted to delay the surgery he needed to remove his gall bladder until he was back in the UK, where he placed his faith in the public health service. In January 2007, Dr Hubley chose to go to a private clinic contracted by the NHS to carry out routine, low-risk procedures. During keyhole surgery at the Eccleshill Treatment Centre in Bradford, a major vein was ruptured.
Doctors botch 3 operations every day in Scots hospitals
(The Scotsman 06/08/2009)
MORE than five thousand "botched" operations have been carried out in Scotland's hospitals over the past five years, it emerged yesterday. The litany of errors, which were branded "totally unacceptable" by patients' representatives, shows that more than 3,000 patients had organs accidentally cut or punctured during surgery, prompting warnings that medical staff are facing pressure to take risks in order to meet waiting times.
Surgeon cleared over brain injury
(BBC 14/07/2009)
A surgeon who cut into a patient's brain during a sinus operation has been cleared by the General Medical Council. Peter Rogers, then 58, suffered brain damage as a result of surgeon George Murty's mistake at the private Bupa Leicester Hospital in May 2002. Mr Rogers, from Weston-by-Welland in Northamptonshire, now suffers from poor eyesight, memory and concentration. The GMC said Mr Murty's fitness to practise was not impaired and that he was "unlikely to repeat the error".
'Killer drugs GP should be struck off'
(The Scotsman 09/06/2009)
THE daughter of a woman who died after being given the wrong prescription from her GP is calling for tougher penalties as new figures reveal 99 doctors in Scotland have sanctions on their records. An investigation by The Scotsman found nine doctors have been struck off and 99 are currently the subject of a range of sanctions. Sanctions include preventing doctors from prescribing opiates, forcing them to work under supervision and banning them from carrying out certain medical procedures.
NHS rejects death apology demand
(BBC 04/06/2009)
An NHS Trust has been ordered to say sorry to relatives of a man who bled to death after a mistake during surgery. A public services ombudsman report criticises the former North Glamorgan Trust saying staff actions resulted in the death of Myron Hall, 47. The trust was asked to apologise personally but refused saying it would write to Mr Hall's parents instead. Mr Hall's parents also want police to look at possible criminal charges relating to the incident in 2007.
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