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.
Families affected by Nottingham maternity service failings call on Donna Ockenden to take charge of review
It’s only been several weeks since the publication of the damning Ockenden Report into maternity services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, but already another NHS Trust have asked Donna Ockenden to take charge of a review into their own maternity services.
Ockenden report raises 15 areas for ‘immediate and essential action’ in England maternity care
Yesterday, Wednesday 30th March, was a significant day for those affected by the maternity scandal at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), as the long awaited Ockenden Report was finally published.