Empowering lives: Interview with the White Lodge Centre
In this episode, join Medical Negligence expert Sita Soni as she interviews Tania Gallagher who works for the White Lodge Centre discussing the services the charity provides to individuals with disabilities and their families.
HSSIB finds patients at risk of harm from patient identification errors during NHS treatment
Healthcare safety watchdog, HSSIB, has warned that patients are at risk of harm from patient identification errors during their NHS treatment. HSSIB’s national learning report, Positive Patient Identification, draws on the findings from previous investigations carried out by the former HSIB into the patient safety risks from patient misidentification. HSSIB’s Positive Patient Identification investigation highlights […]
Valproate Update – Patient Safety Commissioner’s review calls for government action and redress
The Patient Safety Commissioner (PSC), Dr Henrietta Hughes OBE, has called for urgent action by the government to provide redress to meet the needs of thousands of children and families who suffered avoidable harm from the epilepsy drug, sodium valproate. The Hughes Report sets out her findings from her review and makes recommendations for redress […]
Cauda Equina Syndrome – After the diagnosis
In the first part of our cauda equina series, I discussed cauda equina, the symptoms, treatment, and recovery. In this part, I cover the impact that the symptoms of cauda equina can have upon everyday life and what support is available. Every year more than 1,000 cases of cauda equina syndrome (CES) are recorded in […]
Cauda equina syndrome – Life after diagnosis (PART ONE)
I am a medical negligence solicitor and have been working on cases involving cauda equina syndrome (CES) for the last 14 years. I have dealt with a number of cases involving delays in diagnosis and treatment of the condition and seen first-hand the impact that it can have on an individual, and how it can […]
HSSIB warns gaps in guidance and training increases risk of harm for patients with ‘difficult airways’
Healthcare safety watchdog, Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) have published the findings of their national investigation into the safety risks to patients with ‘difficult airways’. HSSIB’s report, Advanced airway management in patients with a known complex disease, finds that gaps in national guidance and staff training increases the risk of severe injury during anaesthetic […]
MBRRACE-UK compares care of Asian, Black and White women who suffered stillbirth or neonatal death
Maternity mortality watchdog, MBRRACE-UK, has published two new reports comparing the care received by women whose babies died during or soon after birth. The stillbirths and neonatal deaths all took place between July and December 2019. The aim of the reports was to identify differences in the maternity care given to the Black or Asian […]
Latest figures from MBRRACE-UK show maternal death rate in UK increased in 2020-2022
Maternal mortality watchdog, MBRRACE-UK, has published its latest ‘data brief’ round up of statistics from its surveillance of maternal deaths in the UK from 2020 to 2022. The summary figures, released in advance of MBRRACE-UK’s full report later this year, show that the rate of women dying during pregnancy, childbirth or post-natally compared to the […]
Successful mediation for claimants in medical negligence claims
Mediation is often described to injured claimants and their families as a gentler alternative to litigation. The emphasis is often on the process rather than tangible, financial results, with the implication (particularly for claimant lawyers) that mediation is a kind of talking therapy for weaker, lower value claims or in cases where compensation is of […]
Challenges of living with a Stoma & the support available
In this episode, our medical negligence team is joined by Giovanni Cinque, from Colostomy UK, to discuss the everyday challenges of living with a Stoma and the support available.