Recall for Zimmer Biomet NexGen Knee Replacement Implant. The NexGen knee device had a higher overall revision rate than other similar devices and issues over aseptic loosening of the implant.
Irish hospitals may suffer financial penalties for high rates of infections and adverse events
The U.S. healthcare provider Medicare is reducing payments to hundreds of hospitals in the U.S. for having high rates of “hospital-acquired” infections and injuries. The penalised hospitals will have their Medicare payments lowered by 1% per annum. The hospitals were considered to have the highest rates of adverse events including infections from catheters, blood clots, […]
Hospital Medical Errors and Mistakes continue to rise, says Naas Solicitor
Irishhealth.com has learned that a total of 52 serious healthcare errors and medical mistakes are being investigated around the country. The HSE has drawn up a list and has given it to the State Health Safety watchdog. According to the document, which is a HSE register of enquiries and reviews into serious healthcare incidents, 12 […]
Ultrasounds May Wrongly Diagnose Miscarriage
Research released on Friday the 7th of October 2011 in the U.K. showed that current guidelines for using ultrasounds to determine that a pregnancy has ended may not always be accurate. The four new studies looked at U.K. ultrasound specifications but when the findings were extrapolated to U.S. guidelines the researchers suggested 1 in 23 […]
Doctor’s Delay Causes Birth Injury
The High Court has found that Consultant Obstetrician, Dr. Raymond Howard, was liable for a €3.75 million compensation settlement, previously agreed in the case of Nicole Hassett of Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Mr. Justice O’Neill heard how Dr. Howard had delayed the birth of Nicole in 1997 with “no apparent reason”, causing her to suffer brain […]
NEW MEDICAL INJURIES GROUP FORMED
A new group, which has been established to promote patient safety and access to justice for the victims of medical negligence has been launched in Dublin. Liam Moloney, Solicitor Naas is a member of the new Medical Injuries Alliance group. The MIA has been established to advocate for access to justice for patients injured during […]
33 Year Old Woman Awarded €87,000 Damages for Injuries Sustained during Child Birth
A 33 year old woman who gave birth to her first child on the 1st of October 2001 in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Co. Louth has been awarded €87,400 damages by the High Court. The woman who suffered a third degree tear to her anal sphincter during the delivery of her child […]
New Health Complaints Procedure Launched
Many people think that hospital complaints should be a straight forward procedure. This is not always the case. A new website dealing with Health complaints was launched on Monday the 19th of September 2011. Its aim is to help the public to understand where and how to complain about health and social care services. Health […]
Medtronic Recall Defective Heart Infusion Pump, says Kildare Solicitor.
Naas Solicitor Liam Moloney confirmed today that Medtronic had notified healthcare professionals of a Class 1 recall of the SynchromMed II Infusion system. The problem relates to the formation of a film within the pump battery which can lead to the sudden loss of therapy. It can cause therapy withdrawal symptoms. The recall includes the […]
“Hip Implant Complaints Surge”, says Naas Solicitor
There has been a huge surge in complaints in recent months about failed hip replacements, suggesting that serious problems persist with some types of artificial hips even as researchers continue to evaluate their health dangers. The FDA in the USA has received more than 5,000 reports since January 2011 about several widely used devices known […]
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