Articles in ‘Medical negligence’ Category

I follow closely the commitments made by NHS England in the field of patient safety. In its 2021 patient safety strategy update, the NHS made a commitment to implement a new guidance on how…

In collaboration with the Cauda Equina Champions Charity, we have conducted research that suggests there is still work to be done to improve emergency care for cauda equina syndrome so as to avoid life-changing…

I was disturbed to read about the latest developments in the ongoing saga relating to standards in heart surgery at St George’s Hospital in London. This saga has now been unfolding for some years….

About Constance Constance is a Trainee Solicitor in our Clinical Negligence team in London. She graduated from the University of Exeter with a BA in History. She then went on to complete her legal…

I was saddened, but not very surprised, to read recently that ambulance waiting times have lengthened unacceptably over much of England and Wales. The ambulance services were pushed beyond breaking point during the successive…

March is Brain Tumour Awareness Month, a UK-wide initiative designed to raise awareness of all types and grades of brain tumours, a shocking diagnosis which 16,000 people a year receive in the UK alone….

The aim of the campaign is to encourage people to dial 999 should they experience any early signs of a heart attack. The campaign, which is specific to heart attacks, known as ‘Help Us…

On 26 January 2022 the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, made an announcement to the House of Commons that the Government plans to “..establish a Special Health Authority to…

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) is an NHS funded independent body who seek to investigate circumstances where the mother and/or baby have suffered an adverse event during pregnancy and/or childbirth. The Healthcare Safety…

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) investigate circumstances where the mother and/or baby have suffered an adverse event during pregnancy and/or childbirth. They periodically release reports into the risks and resulting issues that face…

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) is an independent body funded by the NHS to investigate circumstances where there has been an adverse event during pregnancy and/or childbirth. They routinely release reports, known as…