1 Surgeon. 100 Botched Ops. £2million NHS Bill [23rd Jul 2012]
The NHS could face a huge compensation bill of more than £2 million after an orthopaedic surgeon botched more than 100 operations. This is on top of the £1 million they have already paid out to settle 13 claims against Manjit Bharmra at his former hospital. Another 64 complaints have now been lodged with 26 still to come. Despite the clear evidence that the surgeon is facing a large number of complaints he is still free to practise as a surgeon, nor is he subject to an disciplinary proceedings. One complainant has said that he was left with sciatic nerve damage and a fractured pelvis after his surgery and another could no longer lie down after his operation due to pain. There were also complaints of the wrong hip implants being used and patients being left with one leg longer than the other. The surgeon works mostly in the Mid Yorkshire area and a spokesperson for the area's hospital medical staff has said that they currently have no cause for concern over Mr Bharmra's practice. Related Stories: NHS £2m compensation bill after surgeon botched over 100 ops - www.dailymail.co.uk It has been revealed that more than £700,000 has been paid out in compensation to Sheffield Council employees who were exposed to asbestos while they worked for the council. The payouts have occurred over just the last two years. Most of the exposure took place in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s at a time when asbestos was still a common building material and few of the risks associated with the product were known. However there was one case of a worker who had been working with asbestos in the 1990s. During the two year period just seven cases were settled and the highest payout was £235,470. Sheffield Council have pointed out that in almost all cases they were not responsible for the exposure and they have tried to get the money given back from the employers from the time. Lairaine Manley from Sheffield Council has commented that most of the claims relate to a time when the dangers of asbestos were not known and currently health and safety guidelines are much more robust. The payments made so far have come from council insurance and will not affect the budget. Related Stories: Sheffield asbestos compensation bill over £700k - www.thestar.co.uk The family of a woman murdered by her boyfriend have been told that they may not receive their hoped for compensation despite their claim that the police acted negligently and this led to her death. Joanna Michael had called the 999 service to tell Gwent police that her partner had attacked her and that he planned to return and kill her. The police say that the operator did not hear this part of the conversation. The call was given a grading of needing an immediate response, but this was downgraded after the operator failed to pass on the message about the threat to kill. Ms Michael then called again 15 minutes later and was heard screaming. The police were sent immediately but she was already dead. Her family believe that the police were responsible for her death, however a judge has ruled that a case of negligence could not go ahead. However the family have been allowed to pursue a Human Rights case for compensation. Related Stories: Appeal Court strikes out compensation claims of murdered St Mellons woman's family - www.southwalesargus.co.uk It has emerged that a further seven banks are likely to be probed following the most recent bank mis-selling scandal. The FSA has already told RBS, Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC that they must pay compensation to those customers who took out insurances designed to protect them from rising interest rates. These were sold as products which could fix rates at an upper limit or loans which would fix rates within a band. Now seven more banks have been told to review their sales procedures. These are Allied Irish, Bank of Ireland, Clydesdale and Yorkshire, Co-operative, Northern Bank and Santander. These last seven sold just 10% of the total number of these products and currently they are not accused of mis-selling, but the FSA still wants them to review how they sold the products. Clive Adamson from the FSA has said that he is pleased that the seven further banks have agreed to the review process and that it shows they have a willingness to do the right thing. Related Stories: Seven more banks join hedging mis-selling probe - www.citywire.co.uk  |
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