NHS Complaints Soar As More Patients Fall Victim To Hospital Superbugs
In the UK we are blessed with a free healthcare system that provides good quality medical services for all residents.
Michael Moore's recent movie Sicko which lambasts the US healthcare system (and some would say rightly so) also makes a direct comparison with the UK National Health Service and suggest we are extremely lucky to enjoy superb medical care without the burden of insurance costs.
This is something few people in the UK would argue with.
There is however another side to the NHS.
The service is under an enormous strain and right across the spectrum from nursing auxiliaries through to highly skilled surgeons, pressure and heavy workloads are leading to record numbers of medical negligence or malpractice cases following serious clinical mistakes.
Many injured patients are turning to clinical negligence solicitors for help.
There are a select number of recommended solicitors in the uk who have the expertise to deal with such claims.
Injured parties should always seek firms who are members of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel.
As well as dangers caused by overworked doctors and nurses there is also the risk of acquiring a hospital superbug infection.
The NHS system is having to deal with record levels of superbug outbreaks with strains of MRSA, MSSA and CDiff now rife in Britains hospitals.
Paradoxically, many patients are leaving hospital in far worse condition than they arrived.
The superbugs are now regarded as one of the biggest causes of death in Britains hospitals and unfortunately the true scale of the problem is concealed by the governments method of gathering statistics.
Hospitals are able to nominate multpiple causes of death on official records in order to avert criticism.
It may well be an unpopular decision but there are some instances where patients have no choice but to seek legal advice and pursue claims for compensation.
There is an alternative route to legal action and that involves making a formal NHS complaint, however no compensation is payable through this process.
For more on making a complaint about a medical practitioner, you can visit the official NHS website.
Michael Moore's recent movie Sicko which lambasts the US healthcare system (and some would say rightly so) also makes a direct comparison with the UK National Health Service and suggest we are extremely lucky to enjoy superb medical care without the burden of insurance costs.
This is something few people in the UK would argue with.
There is however another side to the NHS.
The service is under an enormous strain and right across the spectrum from nursing auxiliaries through to highly skilled surgeons, pressure and heavy workloads are leading to record numbers of medical negligence or malpractice cases following serious clinical mistakes.
Many injured patients are turning to clinical negligence solicitors for help.
There are a select number of recommended solicitors in the uk who have the expertise to deal with such claims.
Injured parties should always seek firms who are members of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel.
As well as dangers caused by overworked doctors and nurses there is also the risk of acquiring a hospital superbug infection.
The NHS system is having to deal with record levels of superbug outbreaks with strains of MRSA, MSSA and CDiff now rife in Britains hospitals.
Paradoxically, many patients are leaving hospital in far worse condition than they arrived.
The superbugs are now regarded as one of the biggest causes of death in Britains hospitals and unfortunately the true scale of the problem is concealed by the governments method of gathering statistics.
Hospitals are able to nominate multpiple causes of death on official records in order to avert criticism.
It may well be an unpopular decision but there are some instances where patients have no choice but to seek legal advice and pursue claims for compensation.
There is an alternative route to legal action and that involves making a formal NHS complaint, however no compensation is payable through this process.
For more on making a complaint about a medical practitioner, you can visit the official NHS website.
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