Medical negligence news In Cardiac surgery

John Radcliffe halts paediatric cardiac ops pending Inquiry: baby who died after heart surgery is named

A baby who died following heart surgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital has been named as three-week-old Nathalie Lo.

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Created: 27/07/2010
Categories: Cardiac surgery

John Radcliffe child heart surgery scandal: surgeon Caner Salih had asked to stop operating

A surgeon at the centre of an investigation into child deaths had asked to stop operating because of safety concerns but was put under pressure to continue, The Sunday Telegraph has been told.

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Created: 27/07/2010
Categories: Cardiac surgery

Shakeup call for vascular surgery over patients death rates

Audit finds too many trusts are unable to offer latest surgery techniques.

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Created: 23/07/2010
Categories: Cardiac surgery

Pioneering Plymouth heart surgeon Dr Joe Motwani put ambition ahead of patients' care, hearing told

Consultant cardiologist Dr Joe Motwani, boasted he was a "machine" while pioneering a new alternative to open heart surgery at Derriford Hospital which involved a wire being inserted into arteries.

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Created: 30/06/2010
Categories: Cardiac surgery

Guardian NHS vascular surgery study reveals huge disparity in death rates

Patients less likely to die in bigger hospitals, reveals exclusive Guardian investigation

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Created: 15/06/2010
Categories: NHS outsourcing, Cardiac surgery

Derriford heart surgeon Dr Joseph Motwani in GMC misconduct probe

A top Plymouth heart doctor faces serious allegations of misconduct and risking multiple patients' care.

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Created: 15/04/2010
Categories: Cardiac surgery

Oxford‘s John Radcliffe hospital suspends children‘s heart surgery

Michelmores' clinical negligence team provide a press release below.

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Created: 08/03/2010
Categories: Cardiac surgery

John Radcliffe Hospital: Ministers ignored safety warnings for years over children's heart surgery

Michelmores' clinical negligence team provide a link to the Telegraph online news item - click here

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Created: 06/03/2010
Categories: Cardiac surgery

Fears raised over cardiac rehab

Michelmores clinical negligence team provide a link to this BBC online news item

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Created: 24/08/2009
Categories: Cardiac surgery

Heart surgery death rates fall following Bristol scandal, figures show

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Created: 30/07/2009
Categories: Cardiac surgery