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| NHS: Deaths From Hospital Blunders Soar 60 Percent |
| 2009-01-06 |
| The number of patients killed by hospital blunders has soared by 60 per cent in just two years, the Daily Mail can reveal. Official records show that 3,645 died as a result of outbreaks of infections, botched operations and other mistakes in 2007/08. That was up from 2,275 two years before. Critics say quality of NHS care has suffered as doctors and nurses come under pressure to meet Government waiting time targets. The sharp rise is also down to the fact that more trusts have started to record medical errors - revealing a death toll which in previous years remained hidden under the carpet. But experts say the true toll is certain to be even higher, because many hospitals still do not record all of the 'patient safety incidents' - meaning that lessons which could have been learned are lost. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #9 They might be dead, but at least its better than prison; they didn't lose their doinker. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2009-01-06 14:54 |
| #8 Yeh, how many died because of the lack of concern on the part of the doctors of killing the dog or monkey? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2009-01-06 11:05 |
| #7 If you want excitement then MSM should post the number of dead in America's hospitals due to malfeasance and errors, just like they gleefully reported casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan [which BTW the hospital numbers would dwarf by comparison]. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-01-06 08:03 |
| #6 Hey! We should have a setup like that! And how many of these deaths can be connected with a foreign doctor that speaks deplorable English? Just a guess mind you. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2009-01-06 06:53 |
| #5 You get what you |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2009-01-06 06:19 |
| #4 But it's FREE! |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2009-01-06 03:15 |
| #3 How much of it is due to imported Paki docs' |
| Posted by: ed 2009-01-06 02:47 |
| #2 Reminds me of a very public blunder at a military hospital (in Tacoma Wa?) a long time ago. The Hospital amputated the wrong leg. Oops! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-01-06 01:05 |
| #1 Only a tiny number of errors put patients at serious risk and the quality and safety of healthcare is improving all the time.' "However, we do admit it is cheaper when they die." |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-01-06 01:01 |