Tuesday, 24 April 2018

Catastrophic blunders are happening to 9 NHS patients every week

Catastrophic blunders are happening to 9 NHS patients every week Catastrophic hospital blunders deemed so serious that they should never take place are happening to nine NHS patients every week.

There were more than 430 so-called ‘never events’ logged at NHS trusts across England in the 11 months between last April and March this year.

Bungling doctors have operated on the wrong body parts, mixed up organs and left surgical tools inside patients a staggering number of times.

And the worst eight hospitals were today named and shamed - with Guys and St Thomas’ in London responsible for 10 errors. The Daily Mail

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