Pressure sores lead to more deaths in the U.K. than any form of cancer, except lung cancer. It’s not just the human cost but it’s the financial drain on an already hard pressed National Health Service, too. It has been estimated that the NHS spends more than 2.1 billion pounds on dealing with pressure sores, either monitoring them, or treating […]
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Bed Sores Ruin a British Couple’s Caribbean Cruise
Recently, a British father was left in a dirty hospital on the brink of death following a Caribbean cruise and he claims he was forced to suffer from bed sores (also called pressure sores or pressure ulcers) as he was tied to his bed. Cruises through the Caribbean Islands are never cheap and ending up in a dirty hospital with […]
Pressure Sores are More of a Risk for Dementia Patients
Patients that have dementia face health risks that many other people with chronic illnesses do not. One of the problems that dementia sufferers face which is potentially preventable is the development of pressure sores. These are also commonly known as bed sores or pressure ulcers and as the name suggests are caused when people lie prone on their bed for […]
Payments to Compensate for Bed Sore Neglect Have Doubled in Five Years
Florence Nightingale once said that bed sores were the result of poor nursing and neglect. That was over 150 years ago. It seems that her comment has not been heeded by everyone who cares for people who are mostly bed-ridden. 706 bed sore victims have been awarded over 16 million pounds in compensation since 2003 according to data obtained from […]
Inadequate Patient Risk Assessment Can Lead to a Pressure Sores Personal Injury Claim
It may surprise you that in this era of medical advances and accountability that up to 500,000 people every year will be inflicted with a pressure sore, also called a bedsore, in the UK alone. This is totally unacceptable as with proper risk assessment and care the occurrence of pressure sores is in most instances avoidable. Pressure sores are most […]
Claim for Pressure Sores
Thousands of people develop pressure sores also known as bed sores each year while in hospital or private nursing care. Most people don`t realise that they can claim compensation for the pain and suffering caused by the pressure sores and accordingly pressure sore or bed sore claims are increasing as people become aware that they are entitled to claim compensation […]
What Are Pressure Sores and How Do They Occur?
At some time or other you have probably heard people mention pressure sores, but not known exactly what they are. You may even have an elderly relative who is bed ridden and has pressure sores due to lack of mobility. They do have a more commonly used name and that is bed sores and sometimes they are referred to as […]
Cheltenham Care Home Warned Over Poor Care for Pressure Sore Victim
A care home in Cheltenham has been in the news once again over its lack of care regarding pressure sores. In October 2015 it was told to improve its level of service after an elderly man died after a bedsore he had had become septic. Now, a second resident has died in similar circumstances. Elderly man suffered from preventable pressure […]
Pressure Sores Not the Only Problem in Cornwall Care Home Scandal
It seems that it was only an undercover investigation by BBC’s Panorama reporters that led to four residential homes for the elderly run by the Morleigh Group in Cornwall being rated as inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The undercover reporting and subsequent visits by CQC inspectors uncovered horrifying conditions at the four Cornwall homes, including pressure sores, urine […]
The ‘Stop the Pressure’ Campaign
One of the indicators of a properly functioning health service is the incidence of pressure sores, also called pressure ulcers or bed sores. These are mainly avoidable through monitoring and preventative action, yet continue to be an infliction for tens of thousands of vulnerable people across the U.K. and also a huge cost to the National Health Service in terms […]
No More Excuses For Pressure Sores
Every year there is a regular event which is designed to focus attention on preventing pressure sores. This year, the “World Stop Pressure Sore Day 2016” took place on November 17th. It was organised around the planet by more enlightened health and aged care facilities. Unfortunately, not every hospital or nursing home is quite so enlightened. Despite overall improvements there […]
Importance of Reliable Care Emphasised in Paralysed York Man’s Case
The crucial importance of care workers when it comes to supporting paralysed people, including the prevention of pressure sores, was emphasised in a recent case in York. A man who had been paralysed from the neck downwards and was reliant on regular assistance from care workers found that a private care firm that he had been using suddenly left him […]