Alexandra Jones, solicitor in the Medical Negligence department at Jackson Lees, talks to us about
bedsores, how they can be avoided and what you can do if you or a loved one have suffered with them.
He believes the pressure sore (or
bedsore) could have been prevented if he had received treatment when it was first discovered by carers.
Across the UK pressure ulcers, or
bedsores, can cost up to 4% of the annual healthcare budget - an estimated PS2.1bn.
Like Terry's
bedsore, the wounds of our current healthcare system developed insidiously.
After the training phase, the
bedsores prevention service will publish alarms if a critical
bedsore situation is detected.
A mat recently developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF in Magdeburg, Germany, may help fight against
bedsores. The mat is designed to sense the distribution of weight and actually relieve pressure points automatically.
The new league reveals Cheshire's Warrington and halton hospitals trust has the worst
bedsores record.
Tracy Priestley, 41, Sophie Hinchsliff and Danielle Snowden also taunted vulnerable Freda Jobson, 84, by removing a bandage from a
bedsore on her elbow and placing it on her head, asking if she was a witch.
Fiona Kemp, Partner at Lees Solictors LLP notes that "most
bedsore claims are indefensible.
Approximately ten days after arriving at the hospital, Venton developed a decubitus ulcer (commonly referred to as a
bedsore) on her coccyx that ultimately expanded into a wound measuring six by ten inches.
The Commission for Social Care said Mr McCabe was found in creased bedding soaked in urine and he had a severe
bedsore on his left foot.
A
bedsore is caused by reduced blood supply to a "pressure area" such as the back of the head, buttocks, or heels.
In this day and age, nobody should acquire a
bedsore in hospital - it demonstrates a lack of basic care.
A HEARTBROKEN daughter yesterday hit out at an NHS hospital after her elderly mum died from a
bedsore.
A STROKE victim sent to a home for respite care developed a
bedsore within two weeks and later died in agony.
