Welcome to the Info Hub.

The latest news from RWK Goodman

Filter by
Post Types
Business Services
Personal Services
Mother and newborn baby
News  |  30:06:26
Amos report on maternity services: Why this must be the moment England finally listens to women
Hannah Blackwell, a Partner in the Clinical Negligence Team and an obstetric negligence specialist, comments on the findings of the Amos report.
Opinion  |  29:06:26
Prostate cancer screening
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in the UK. Approximately 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, but black men are at a much higher risk with 1 in 4 being diagnosed. In this article, we look at diagnosis, missed diagnosis, and misdiagnosis of prostate cancer.
Woman in labour in hospital bed
News  |  24:06:26
The Ockenden Report: Nottingham must be the catalyst for lasting change in maternity care
Hannah Blackwell, a Partner in the Clinical Negligence Team and an obstetric negligence specialist, considers the long-awaited Ockenden review into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Paediatrician and little boy patient
Case Study  |  23:06:26
£600,000 compensation for delayed diagnosis of cleft palate
Kerstin Scheel, Partner in the Medical Negligence Team, represented our client, BS, who received £600,000 in compensation after a negligent failure to diagnose his cleft soft palate during infancy, which delayed the treatment and specialist support he required.
Opinion  |  16:06:26
Corridor care in the NHS: When overcrowding becomes a patient safety risk
The NHS’s first official figures on “corridor care” highlight a practice that healthcare professionals, patients, and families have long recognised as widespread. 
Opinion  |  22:05:26
Placenta Accreta Spectrum: a “dangerous gap” in maternity care in the UK
Hundreds of mothers are banding together to campaign to address “a dangerous gap in maternity care” relating to placenta accreta spectrum (“PAS”). This blog looks at PAS and its complications, and how the complications can be exacerbated by the failure to diagnose PAS before birth. It also looks at what Action for Accreta is doing to help.
Opinion  |  21:05:26
What types of loss can be claimed after someone dies through negligence?
The sudden death of a loved one can have far reaching consequences, profoundly affecting the lives of those closest to them. In many cases, individuals rely on one another for financial support and for...
Opinion  |  21:05:26
The case for a public inquiry into sepsis: Why it matters now
In this article, Hannah Blackwell, Clinical Negligence Partner, explores the growing call for a public inquiry into sepsis care in the UK. Drawing on her experience supporting families affected by fatal and life changing...
Opinion  |  29:04:26
Learning Lessons from Hillsborough: How Hillsborough Law Seeks to Transform Justice for Bereaved Families
Monika Krzysztopolska describes the aims of Hillsborough Law and how it ought to improve transparency, fairness and equality of arms for bereaved families. 
Opinion  |  28:04:26
After the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) process, can you claim for medical negligence?
Kerstin Scheel, Partner in our expert Clinical Negligence team, explores the legal support that a lawyer can provide after the MNSI report. She explains the types of compensation that can come after an MNSI report and whether there will be a Coroner’s inquest in the case of fatalities.
Opinion  |  15:04:26
Insulin management in hospitals: when do errors become negligence?
Following a report into diabetes care in the NHS, Ali Batchelor explains what you might need to know about when substandard management of diabetes becomes negligence.
Case Study  |  07:04:26
RP v United Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2026)
Joachim Stanley and Simon Elliman recently settled an Erb’s palsy case for £1,450.000.  Settlement was reached about 2 months before Trial, the Defendant having fought the case ferociously at every step of the way.
Loading...
Show more