Annals of Government Medicine

A National Health Service hospital in Great Britain has paid claims by 38 patients or their families, and has apologized to all of them for the grossly negligent care it provided. The Telegraph headlines:”Hospital apologises to 38 families for appalling care that saw a patient starve to death.”

An NHS hospital has apologised to 38 families after a patient starved to death and it left other dying people screaming in pain.

In one of the worst cases, a man had starvation recorded as the cause of his death after being treated at the hospital for two months. …

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UK doctors told to try and talk women giving birth out of having epidurals to save NHS money

Family doctors are being told to try to talk women out of having Caesareans and very strong painkillers during birth to save the NHS money.   New guidelines drawn up for GPs urge them to encourage women to have natural labours with as little medical help as possible.   But for many women the prospect of giving birth without the painkillers is unthinkable.   And critics have said the move has been made without any thought for the women themselves.   The guidelines also remind doctors to tell women to consider having their babies outside hospital in midwife-run units or in their own homes.

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