Articles in ‘Medical negligence’ Category

Mr Y had been taking medication for atrial fibrillation when he suffered a stroke. It was later discovered that his medication had been prescribed at a sub-therapeutic dose. Mr Y was a very active…

Congenital heart lesions are surprisingly common. In this article, we take a “deep dive” through six conditions that are illustrative of the kind of issues that can occur, and give some indication of what…

In clinical negligence litigation, as in everything else, you can see trends emerge over time; history famously doesn’t repeat itself, but it tends to rhyme. Over the past few years, I have noticed a…

B was a healthy 27 year old when he was diagnosed with a severe flu virus. He became very ill and was admitted to ITU, and was in such a poor condition that he…

During E’s second pregnancy, she was confident that consultant led care would identify any complications. However, a series of errors led to her sustaining a permanent bladder injury. E suffered from urinary retention and…

Cathy was 69 years old when, during a routine GP appointment, she was urgently referred to hospital; the doctor noticed that Cathy had developed coldness and discolouration of her left foot, which had no…

Cerebral palsy is a medical term used to describe a person’s ability to affect movement, maintain balance, coordination and posture. Cerebral palsy is a generic term that encompasses different groups of disorders affecting motor…

Earlier this year, NHS Resolution, who are the arm of the NHS responsible for delivering fair resolution of disputes and learning from harm to improve safety, published updated guidance into the prevention of medication…

  So today we are talking about the treatment of myocardial infarction (hopefully I’m pronouncing that correctly) and its relation to coronavirus so as some people are seeing – when coronavirus first became a…

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…