Review into GOSH surgeon Yaser Jabbar is widened to four more hospitals
Head of Medical Negligence and Personal Injury, Rachael Flanagan’s thoughts and comments on the recent news that four more Hospitals are being investigated in relation to the disgraced Surgeon.
Great Ormond Street Hospital review into former limb reconstruction surgeon involves over 700 children
In May 2024, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) launched an urgent review into the cases of more than 700 patients after concerns were raised about one of its former surgeons.
When maternity care fails
Our expert solicitors explain the impact of medical negligence in maternity care and outline your rights during childbirth.
Number of traumatic births happening in the UK is a ‘national tragedy’
Whilst many women in the UK have a positive experience of birth, resulting in a healthy baby, this is not always the case. Pregnant women should have access to quality and consistency of care in maternity units throughout their pregnancy and across the country, it should not be a post code lottery as to the quality of care women receive. But, in recent years there have been a number of major investigations into failings in maternity care at specific NHS trusts.
Are you at a higher risk of developing breast cancer?
Most people don’t have serious long term effects from radiotherapy. But because Hodgkin lymphoma treatment is so successful and people are living a long time after treatment, doctors are beginning to see problems emerging many years later.
Research has found that women treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with radiotherapy when they were under 30 years of age have an increased risk of developing another cancer later in life. The highest risk is the possible development of breast cancer approximately 10 years later. This is caused by radiotherapy to the chest area.
Police to open criminal investigation into Nottingham maternity deaths
In May last year Donna Ockenden was appointed as Chair of an independent review into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUHT) after significant concerns were raised regarding the quality and safety of its maternity services.
Unacceptable level of NHS maternity services gives rise to number and size of medical negligence claims
Find out more about the rise in medical negligence claims from subpar NHS maternity services. Contact our Medical Negligence Department to discuss your claim.
More inquests to be held into deaths of Mr Ian Paterson’s former patients
Read about the latest inquests into the tragic cases of Mr. Ian Paterson’s former patients. Contact our Medical Negligence Department for claims assistance.
Kirkup review highlights 4 immediate action areas for maternity services at East Kent NHS Hospitals University Trust
2022 has not been a good year for NHS maternity services across the country. Rather than seeing them as one-offs, they are all too easily becoming the norm. This week saw the publication of an independent review, led by Dr Bill Kirkup, into the failings of East Kent NHS Hospitals University Trust between 2009 and 2020.
Hundreds of patients recalled in West Midlands over concerns about orthopaedic surgeon Dr Shah
The news last night featured another case of medical negligence, this time at The Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and Spire Little Aston Hospital, both of which are in the West Midlands.
Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Mian Munawar Shah has been suspended and hundreds of his former patients between 2010 and 2018 have recently been contacted. This follows several complaints of botched shoulder operations, which have caused some people to lose use of their arms completely, whilst others have been living in constant pain since being operated on by Dr Shah.