Pressure Sores

Lucy Norton considers a recent Care Quality Commission report, and the number of potential cases seen by our clinical negligence team, regarding the development of pressure sores whilst an inpatient in either a hospital or care home.

Ben Lees reviews the findings of the recent Flynn report into avoidable deaths in south Wales, and considers how the government’s fixed fee proposals in Clinical Negligence will deny patients and their families’ access to justice.

Rebecca Callard considers the ongoing problems with pressure sores for patients in hospital and whether they always develop through inadequate care.

What is a pressure sore and why is it important to continue the battle to prevent patients suffering these complications.

Information on the present campaign to reduce the numbers of patients suffering from pressure ulcers and considering practical steps that can be undertaken by hospitals and care homes.

Following recent news reports is it right to think that our UK nurses are just too busy to care?

A blog considering how pressure sores occur and why they should be prevented.

Pressure sores are widely considered to be entirely preventable with appropriate nursing care yet there seems to be no reduction in the number of pressure sore claims against the NHS.