FREE REPORT. Your key pointers to a life-transforming diet

Find out the best diet for you in one of four free reports we'll give you when you join the WDDTY community. We'll also send you up-to-the-moment health news and advice twice a week, packed full of insights that may well transform your own health.

email to friend Printer friendly

Family matters

Hospital errors: - Lawsuits mean fewer admissions of mistakes

We all know that our hospitals are no place to be if you're sick. Overworked staff who are deprived of sleep are so error-prone that a hospital is one of the most dangerous places to be. And if staff ineptitude doesn't get you, MRSA might.
But supposing the situation is even worse than we're told, and that hospital bureaucracies are hiding the true position, possibly because they fear a malpractice suit?
In America health regulators are considering the introduction of mandatory reporting of all errors, a new system that's been recommended by the Institute of Medicine.
But a research team from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston fears the new policy will only make matters worse. Far from revealing more cases of errors and malpractice, it could mean that more will be 'swept under the carpet'. In a survey of 320 hospitals, some of which already operate in states where mandatory error reporting is already a requirement, 70 per cent said the new procedure would discourage staff from reporting errors, while 80 per cent said it would encourage more lawsuits.

Hospital errors: - Not many dead - What's the difference between 840 and 40,000? An awful lot of liability insurance payments. New research into errors in UK hospitals has put the ann...

New drugs - New profits for old product - Most new drugs are simply old drugs with a bit of window dressing to justify double the price tag. Yet, the dangers multiply from these novel twists a...

Hospital Errors: They’re still common, staff reveals - Life-threatening errors in hospitals are still common. A survey of hospital staff in the UK reveals that a third had witnessed a serious error or ‘ne...

Mrsa: - What karachi has to teach us - Health professionals who are at a loss as to how to reduce killer bugs such as MRSA rampaging through British hospitals might find a trip to Karachi w...

Mrsa: - The rate doubles, and it's probably worse - For years now we've been saying that hospitals are a dangerous place to be, especially if you're ill. The latest figures from the British government...

Say no to new drugs - When your doctor reaches for his prescription pad, possibly the most important question you can ask is the age of the drug he’s about to prescribe you...

New drugs: - Keeping those profits rolling in - The drugs industry thrives on novelty. Claims for the great new wonder drug fuel shareholder interest, which in turn pushes up the share price. Bett...

Hospitals: are we sure they're places where people go to get better? - Hospitals are dangerous places as new research has confirmed Well over 30 000 patients die in American hospitals every year from some medical misha...

The British Institute for the Identification & Treatment of Allergic Disorders

How You Beat Asthma
How To Beat Your M.E.
How You Beat ADHD
How You Beat Arthritis
How You Beat Backpain
How You Beat Depression How You Beat Pain
How You Beat The Menopause
How You Beat Heart Problems
WDDTY Health Shop

Register for our health updates and free gifts.
First Name:
Email: