Articles in ‘Injury’ Category

Many pregnant women carry the bacteria Group B Streptococcus or GBS and it is usually harmless to both mother and baby. However, in some instances the bacteria can pass to the baby and the…

When it comes to personal injury cases, how can you determine their chances of success? Below are our top five factors that could have a significant bearing on the outcome of your case. From…

  Colin Griffiths died from complications of a vaccine which he should never have been given. The nurse misheard his response to a key question about his medical history and erroneously approved him receiving…

Introduction When Anna’s mother, Gill, was found to have low haemoglobin following a check-up with a district nurse, she was told she would be best to go to hospital and have a blood transfusion….

Written by: Dr Jessica Fish, University of Glasgow & St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, [email protected] The third Ahead Together conference took place at Oxford’s Weston Library and the iconic Sheldonian Theatre on…

Here we explain what you need to know about PFD reports, including what they are, how they are brought about, and what happens when they are produced.

The new treatment pathway for CES, delivered as part of the NHS’s Getting It Right First Time initiative to improve care for various conditions, is a positive step forward in ensuring better outcomes for…

It is said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, a saying which resonates deeply with INQUEST, the only charity in England and Wales dedicated to working alongside…

Breach of duty and causation are core elements when determining whether a medical negligence claim will succeed. If these two elements of a claim can be established, a claimant is likely to have suffered…

The physical, mental and emotional effects of cerebral palsy on children and their families can be significant. Our specialist birth injury team works with many families whose child has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy….

If your child has suffered a brain injury, whether as a result of an accident or negligence at birth, you may wish to instruct a brain injury lawyer to assess your claim. Here we…