Litigation

Reminds me of when I did a first aid course with St Johns a few years back and being told that if someone is injured by you in the course of the treatment but actually lives as a result of your actions you could still be sued anyway for causing an injury, make you wonder if its worth it. Still keep you chin up Mel, no not that one, not that one either, ah there you go

what you saying ya cheeky bugger that Mels got three chins, johnny vegas springs to mind

Originally Posted by stewie

Still keep you chin up Mel, no not that one, not that one either, ah there you go

Right, I'm off to start getting ready for my night out with the girls.

My three chins will need a lot of heavy, industrial strength make up.

Originally Posted by melody

Right, I'm off to start getting ready for my night out with the girls.

My three chins will need a lot of heavy, industrial strength make up.

Nah you,re a stunner mate have a good nite

[Stu]

Originally Posted by graemepaterson

My sister had complications before her birth and the midwife told her to go home and have a curry and a walk and come back the next day. It turned out the cord was wrapped around her sons neck starving him of oxygen and she was rushed in, in the middle of the night for an emergency op.

He was born 2 months premature very very ill because of this resulting various illnesses. He then had to have a button installed so he could feed through his belly for the rest of his life, the QMC in nottingham bodged this basic surgery 4 times resulting in internal bleeding to his stomach which he then coughed up in his sleep and drowned on his own blood.

Yet no one can be held accountable...........


Therfore I'm sure you will be fine.

Very sorry to hear.

[G]

Originally Posted by Stu

Very sorry to hear.

Cheers, it was a truely hard time. Where people were genuinly to blame due to incompetence.............unlike poor melody's case where the women is clearly a complete idiot, did she expect to lie back and it to just pop out. if she wanted that she should have taken the Posh spice approach to child birth and paid for a c-section in a swanky private hospital.

[RingDing]

As a father of a nine week old my wifes labour is still etched in my memory. In fact I don't think it will ever go away! Her's was a long but incident free labour and that was traumatic but, as has been said, what do you expect. It's giving birth, not going for a number 2!

As for paying to be a professional, I do too as an electronic engineer. If we don't pay a regulatory organisation to check who is really qualified to be called a professional then anybody could claim it. In the case of healthcare I would have thought this is very important. However, if it is a requirement for the job, which it should be IMO, then it would be nice to see the employer going at least part way to cover the cost.

Hope the silly woman comes to her senses. Good luck Melody.

Am amazed that others have to pay for their professional registration too!!!! It annoys me immensely cos whilst I agree that as in certain professions such as nursing and midwifery there needs to be some sort of regulatory body I strongly feel our employers should contribute towards the cost.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by melody

Never mind the fact that her baby lived and is ABSLOUTELY fine now, thanks to the exceptional response of everyone involved.

This really irritates me. She should be pleased that she had her baby and that the baby is happy and healthy. My brother and his wife lost their baby daughter in January, she was born very very prematurely and only lived for 10 days and then passed away. The nursing staff were amazing and they couldnt do enough for Emma or my brother and his wife.

To try and take somebody to court for this kind of thing rips the p*ss. Stupid Americanised blame culture we live in now. Somebody wants to go round that womans house and talk some sense into her and give her a good slap round the face and tell her to be thankful for what she has, it can get taken away so quickly.

graemepaterson - I'm sorry to read about your Sister, that sounds a terrible thing to have happened.

[G]

Originally Posted by Speedy Claire

Am amazed that others have to pay for their professional registration too!!!!

Nearlly every proffesion has a regulatory institution. In the Construction industry which i specialise in there is easily 20+ for all manner of different things.

You get business cards with 10+ characters at the end of peoples names and just think what a ****. I'm a member of 2 professional institutions but luckily my employers pays for them as together they come to over £300+ a year.