NHS errors: Tools left in patients and amputation errors make list of blunders

Potentially fatal mistakes included patients being given regular air rather than pure oxygen, and some being given overdoses of drugs such as insulin.Six patients received the wrong type of blood in a transfusion, while 52 people had the wrong teeth removed.An NHS spokeswoman said:"The NHS cares for over half a billion patients a year and, while incidents like these are thankfully extremely rare, it is vital that when they do happen hospitals investigate, learn and act to minimise risks.

"The patient safety strategy published in July gives NHS staff even more support to do their job and includes a new education programme and a world leading incident reporting system to reduce the risks of human error. Professor Derek Alderson, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said:"While these cases are very rare, never should mean never."They can also be devastating for the surgeons and healthcare staff involved."

In total, there were 270 incidents linked to wrong site surgery , with a 127 cases of"foreign objects" being left inside people following their surgery - including needles, specimen bags and swabs.Rachel Power, chief executive of the Patients Association, said:"Wrong site surgery incidents are preventable safety instances that can have devastating consequences for the patient and their family.

"People who suffer harm because of mistakes can suffer serious physical and psychological effects for the rest of their lives, and that should never happen to anyone who seeks treatment from the NHS."Although the NHS is under significant pressure, these incidents should not occur if the available preventative measures are implemented."

My nephew, aged 18 feel over in the street & heard his ankle crack. A&E which was empty apart from 4 others didn’t want to see him. Said take a week for X-ray to seen. When his doc called A&E told it was his wrist!He had fractured foot.

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More than 600 patients have suffered due to serious NHS errors.

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