There has been a rise in serious pressure sores throughout Welsh Health Boards by an alarming 500 per cent over the last four years and action has been called before the situation gets even worse. Pressure sores in hospitals are almost always caused by prolonged lying on a hospital bed without the ability to move position. A good prevention programme […]
NHS Hospitals in Wales Respond to Alarming Rise in Pressure Sores
Too Late For Mrs Forrester – The Diary of a Welsh Pressure Sore Tragedy
An inquest into the death of a Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy, care home resident due to complications from pressure sore sepsis has concluded that the death was due to negligence at the home. Halewood Home is now closed, but the death last year of 80 year old Mrs. Forrester prompted concerns for the other residents at the home before it closed and […]
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 more than 500,000 people every year will be inflicted with a pressure sore, also called a bedsore, in the U.K. alone. The NHS has estimated that about 5% of people who are admitted to hospital with a sudden illness will develop a pressure sore at some […]
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 […]
U.S. Linen Manufacturer Thinks It Has Achieved a Bedsore Breakthrough
The conventional thinking about bedsores is that they are a preventable symptom of negligence in hospitals and nursing homes. Patients who are unable to move freely themselves spend long hours prone on their beds. The pressure from their bodies against sheets which remain unchanged leads to bedsores. Bedsores are a leading cause of pain and suffering in the elderly and […]
New High-Tech Mattress Not Necessarily Best For Pressure Sores
One of the main reasons for the development of pressure sores is the patient’s lack of ability to be able to transfer pressure from one part of their body to another without help. This means lengthy times are spent taking the weight of the body on one particular side before a health care professional is available to move the patient […]
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