Bath Woman Awarded £32,000 After Unnecessary Thumb Surgery in Medical Mix-Up Saturday, June 27, 2026 nhs bath thumbsurgery medicalerror compensation crps misdiagnosis patientsafety royalunitedhospitals orthopaedics A 37-year-old Bath woman has been awarded £32,000 in compensation after undergoing an unnecessary thumb operation due to a series of misdiagnoses and a baffling surgical error at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH). The woman … Read More
Bath Woman Awarded £32,000 After Unnecessary Thumb Surgery Due to Bizarre NHS Mix-Up Saturday, June 27, 2026 nhs bath medicalerror surgery thumbinjury misdiagnosis compensation complexregionalpain scrutiny patientsafety A 37-year-old woman from Bath has been awarded £32,000 in compensation after undergoing an unnecessary thumb operation caused by a series of medical errors at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH). Misdiagnosed with a torn thumb … Read More
Employee Dismissed from Royal United Hospitals Following Sexual Offence Allegation Monday, March 16, 2026 royalunitedhospitals ruh sexualoffence dismissal nhs patientsafety misconduct sexualabuse freedomofinformation carequalitycommission An employee of the Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was dismissed after being accused of a sexual offence against a patient during the 2023/24 financial year, according to information obtained through a Freedom of … Read More
Jhoots Pharmacy Ordered to Leave Somerset Site Amid Ongoing Service Issues Friday, September 26, 2025 jhoots pharmacy portishead somerset healthcare prescriptions pharmacist pmg mpalhassan patientsafety Portishead Medical Group (PMG), operators of the Victoria Square surgery in Somerset, have formally instructed Jhoots Pharmacy to vacate their premises adjacent to the GP practice by the end of September. This decision … Read More
Doctor Who Contaminated Woman’s Coffee with Semen Permanently Struck Off Thursday, July 24, 2025 doctor misconduct sexualassault medicalethics conviction grossmisconduct tribunal patientsafety consent crime Nicholas Chapman, a 57-year-old general practitioner from Taunton, Somerset, has been permanently removed from the medical register after a tribunal found him guilty of serious misconduct for placing his semen into a woman’s … Read More
Somerset Hospitals Join Landmark Trial Testing Shorter Antibiotic Courses for Sepsis Saturday, July 19, 2025 sepsis antibiotics clinicaltrial somerset nhs infection antibioticresistance criticalcare healthcareresearch patientsafety Somerset’s two principal hospitals, Musgrove Park and Yeovil, are participating in a groundbreaking national trial that aims to transform sepsis treatment within the NHS by evaluating shorter antibiotic courses. The Somerset … Read More