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As determined by the British Medical Association, a Paramedic has the responsibility to confirm deaths within the community. The Recognition of Life Extinct (ROLE) protocol provides guidance for Paramedics on the holistic aspects of cardiac arrest management.   

Once post-operative complications are noted, patients should receive appropriate care and regular observation and reassessment.

It is vital private ultrasound providers have up-to-date, clear and definitive SLA agreements with GPs, ensuring the risk of litigation is minimised.

This case relates to a patient’s HCC Surveillance Ultrasound being cancelled and not rescheduled, resulting in a late detection of HCC.

Nerve damage is a typically rare, albeit recognised complication that can arise from a number of different surgical procedures.

Endocarditis is a rare and often insidious disease, widely known amongst medical professionals as being notoriously difficult to diagnose.

To reduce the risk of litigation, surgeons should be confident in the location of the base of the appendix and leave no more than a 0.5cm stump appendix after an appendectomy to reduce the risk of a stump appendicitis.

This case arises from an alleged failure by the staff in A&E failing to recognise Compartment Syndrome and therefore delaying emergency surgery to alleviate the condition resulting in permanent damage to the patient’s lower leg and foot.

The claim relates to the alleged failure to appropriately advise the Claimant of the effects of radiotherapy treatment, resulting in a secondary infection and scarring.