Articles in ‘Inquests and Fatal Claims’ Category

John Smith* died from sepsis following several failures by the treating hospital, Royal Stoke University Hospital. Through the inquest process, his family uncovered details about these failures and managed to secure a Prevention of…

Gaynor Nippard, whose husband died in July 2022 from a pressure sore that could have been avoided with basic nursing care, hopes to ensure that other patients don’t suffer as a result of an…

There are several key issues to consider when considering whether a death was caused by a work-related accident. These would include the way in which the work was organised, how it was carried out…

Mark Hambleton looks at the Government’s proposed law on dangerous cycling and asks: do we even need this new law? Back in 2018 I wrote about the recommendations made to the Government to introduce the offence…