Twenty-five NHS trusts in England should be investigated over higher than normal death rates, a leading health expert has warned the government. Prof Brian Jarman said a total of 4,600 more patients had died at those trusts in 2007-08 than would be expected.

He told the BBC a higher than expected death rate did not necessarily prove hospitals were doing anything wrong, but could help identify wider problems. The government said trusts with high death rates had already been checked.

Prof Jarman,...
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Wrightington hospital and Doctor Board did nothing to prevent my father from having a DVT the basic care was not even given. They then decided to cover his death up by moving his dead body to another hospital and not answering any questions.

Fact: Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) machines have proven protective in bed- or chair-ridden patients at very high risk or with contraindications to heparins. IPC machines use air bladders that are wrapped around the thigh and/or calf. The bladde...
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