Medical Negligence

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.

Last night, (12th June) ITV aired “Bodies of Evidence: The Butcher Surgeon,” did you manage to watch it? This exposure documentary focused on Ian Paterson, the disgraced breast surgeon who carried out thousands of needless and damaging operations and years of unnecessary scans, check-ups, and other appointments. And if those patients were from an affluent postcode, he always encouraged the private option.

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.

We all know that an early cancer diagnosis is key to improving survival rates. That’s why the recent news, revealed in a 52- page MP’s report, is so shocking.

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.

Maternity services have been in the news recently but not for the right reasons. The recent BBC Panorama programme, ‘Maternity Scandal: Fighting for the Truth,’ reported on the failures of maternity care at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

The NHS has been pushed to the brink by the Covid pandemic, leaving many people with delayed treatment or diagnosis. Recent figures released by the NHS show a total of 5.7 million people were waiting to receive treatment in August 2021.

Patients who suffered at the hands of jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson are being invited to seek compensation for their experiences. Paterson is currently serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three counts of unlawful wounding against ten patients. He carried out a vast number of unnecessary or incomplete breast operations and also misdiagnosed breast cancer.

​Before the COVID-19 outbreak the NHS was already suffering record waits in general practice, A&E, hospital, and cancer services.

​The new Whiplash Reforms, contained in the Civil Liability Act 2018, will come into effect from 31 May this year. The reforms will change the personal injury claims process for those wishing to pursue a claim for some road traffic accidents (‘RTA’).

Some medical negligence cases can be very complex and lengthy. Take the case of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust where initial findings from a review, which was led by midwife Donna Ockenden, have finally been published, some 3 years…

It’s been a year when Excel spreadsheets have made the news for all the wrong reasons. So, you could be forgiven for missing the media reporting of another spreadsheet error. However, what makes this one so important, is the fact that it may have led…

COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down. The impact has been huge in almost every aspect of our day, from work to education, mental health, and family life.

A Government review, published by The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, chaired by Baroness Julia Cumberlege, has stressed how many women who voiced concerns regarding vaginal mesh procedure complications…

The UK is regularly accused of moving towards having an American style ‘compensation culture’, with more and more people making personal injury claims. Each year the NHS receives more than 10,000 new claims for compensation.

West Midlands police have requested that Senior Coroner Louise Hunt and the Area Coroner for Solihull, Emma Brown review a ‘random selection’ of 23 cases where people have died from breast cancer.

Should you need to visit A&E, you have a right to expect the proper diagnosis and treatment of a serious health condition. Sadly, the pressure of an A&E environment means that sometimes this does not happen. 

It has been reported that more than 200 patients have been recalled following fears over unnecessary operations being carried out by an Orthopaedic Surgeon at a private hospital in the West Midlands.

Haidee Vedy, Senior Solicitor at Alsters Kelley Solicitors Limited has plenty to smile about as she celebrates 25 years’ service at the firm and 30 years as a qualified solicitor.

It has been reported that a woman had her healthy fallopian tube removed by mistake after suffering from an ectopic pregnancy. She was admitted to Walsall Manor Hospital with the pregnancy in her right tube in March last year.