Brain Tumour Charity’s survey finds delays and gaps in brain tumour patients’ diagnosis and care
Recently published patient survey results by The Brain Tumour Charity and the NHS National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES) have highlighted patients’ concerns about gaps and delays in their brain tumour care. The surveys asked patients with brain cancer and brain tumours about their diagnosis and treatment experiences during 2022 and identified that many lacked […]
Research by Scope highlights challenges for disabled young people in transition to independence
Research by disability charity, Scope, has shone a light on the challenges experienced by disabled young people as they transition to independence. The research focusses on the themes and concerns which affect disabled young people in everyday life, including moving into independence and adulthood, public attitudes, choice and control in education, employment and financial security. […]
HSIB’s Maternity Investigations Review 2022/23 – more than 1,380 maternity safety recommendations
England’s healthcare safety watchdog, the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), has published its maternity investigations programme’s 2022/23 annual review. The report highlights HSIB’s recent work to identify and alert the healthcare system to significant patient safety concerns identified from more than 1,380 recommendations in 700 maternity investigations arising from brain injuries to babies, and maternal and neonatal deaths. […]
HSIB’s Annual Review 2022/23
Healthcare safety watchdog, HSIB, have published their annual review, looking back at their work to improve patient safety from April 2022 to March 2023. HSIB currently expect this to be their final review before their planned change of status and operating procedures as HSSIB, and handover of maternity investigations to MNSI in October this year. […]
NCEPOD Inbetweeners review finds failings in transition care for teenagers with complex health conditions
The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) have published the findings of their review into the quality of care that is provided for teenagers with complex, chronic health conditions during their transition from child to adult health services. Their review gathered evidence from clinicians in community, primary, secondary and tertiary care, healthcare […]
Medical negligence and maternity claims data from NHS Resolution’s 2022/23 annual report
The NHS’s defence organisation, NHS Resolution, have published their annual report and accounts for the year 2022 to 2023. NHS Resolution’s annual round up sets out the financial cost of harm from medical negligence looking back over the last year, as well as payments they expect to make from settlements involving lifelong PPO payments to severely […]
NHS Race and Health Observatory finds babies at risk from neonatal assessments based on skin colour
A review by the NHS Race and Health Observatory has found that babies of Black, Asian and ethnic minority ethnicity have a higher risk of delayed diagnosis of serious neonatal conditions which are diagnosed by assessment of skin colour. The ‘Review of neonatal assessment and practice in Black, Asian, and minority ethnic newborns: Exploring the Apgar […]
Rebuilding lives: the role of physiotherapy in amputee rehabilitation
Tara Byrne, Associate Solicitor in the Medical Negligence Team is joined by Jason Robinson, Amputee Lead Physiotherapist at Trauma Physio to talk about the importance of physiotherapy in amputee rehabilitation.
HSIB reports highlight safety risk to sickle cell patients from ‘gaps’ in NHS care
Healthcare safety watchdog, HSIB, has highlighted the safety risk to patients with sickle cell disease from ‘gaps’ in their NHS care. HSIB published its findings in two national investigation reports, Management of sickle cell crisis and Invasive procedures for people with sickle cell disease, after World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on 19th June 2023. The […]
SIA’s ‘What Matters’ 2023 report: the reality of living with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the UK
Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) has published its 2023 What Matters report about what really matters to SCI injured people in the UK today. The report aims to provide a snapshot of the reality of living with spinal cord injury and to identify the barriers which prevent SCI injured people from living a fulfilled life. The […]