NHS Resolution prioritises maternity in latest strategy – is compensating patients part of the plan?
The NHS’s defence organisation, NHS Resolution, has published its strategic plan for the next three years, ‘Advise, Resolve and Learn’. For the first time, maternity is at the top of the to do list as a stand-alone strategic priority, but the Early Notification Scheme’s initial commitment to providing early financial help for families of brain […]
New guidance changes recommended treatment time for sepsis
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has published new guidance on when antibiotic treatment should be started for patients with suspected sepsis. The new guidance recommends that different maximum time deadlines for starting antibiotics should apply, depending on the severity of the patient’s illness and whether they have confirmed or merely suspected sepsis. The extended […]
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day (SCIAD) #EverydayMountains for people living with cauda equina syndrome (CES)
In the lead up to Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2022 we’ve been asking friends and clients who are living with CES, ‘What is your everyday mountain?’ Cauda equina syndrome or CES is a spinal cord injury (SCI) caused by compression of the cauda equina nerves at the base of the spine. When ‘red flag’ […]
Parliamentary Committee’s report on NHS clinical negligence claims
APIL – proposed new scheme for NHS negligence claims is ‘completely unacceptable’. APIL, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, which represents injured people, says the Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee’s proposed new scheme for NHS negligence claims is ‘completely unacceptable’. APIL’s statement responded to the Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee’s report, NHS Litigation […]
Client story: Kevin Ridsdale amputation claim
Our medical negligence solicitors‘ client, Mr. Risdale, suffered a minor twisting injury after stepping off a kerb, resulting in swelling that led him to seek medical care from the nurse at his GP surgery. He was wrongly diagnosed as having cellulitis and was not referred for specialist diabetic foot care. His amputation followed multiple missed opportunities […]
New partner Julie Marsh reflects on her clinical negligence career at Boyes Turner
As the clinical negligence team congratulates Julie Marsh on her promotion to partner, we asked Julie to share her reflections on her training, experience and work with clients, charities and the wider community, and her vision and plans for the future. Looking back at your training and early career with Boyes Turner, do you have […]
Ockenden Maternity Review – repeated failings harmed mothers and babies on an unprecedented scale
The final report of the Ockenden Maternity Review has found that Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust ‘failed to investigate, failed to learn and failed to improve and therefore often failed to safeguard mothers and their babies at one of the most important times in their lives’. The size and scale of the Independent Review […]
NHS Resolution’s report on claims for severe injury and death after negligent emergency medical care
The NHS defence organisation, NHS Resolution, has published its report into medical negligence emergency department (ED or A&E) claims arising from patients’ deaths or life-changing injuries. The ‘High value and fatality related claims’ report is one of three thematic reviews into compensation claims brought by patients who were injured by negligent NHS emergency care in […]
HSIB reports on patient safety risk from ‘incorrect decisions’ causing delayed diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE)
Healthcare watchdog, HSIB, has published its national investigation report, Clinical decision making: diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism in emergency departments. The report highlights the safety risk to patients from incorrect decisions by medical staff in emergency departments (EDs or A&Es) and resulting delays in diagnosis and treatment of this serious condition. Factors which led […]
HSIB to investigate ethnicity and delayed diagnosis of neonatal jaundice
UPDATE – You can now read about HSIB’s full report here. HSIB have launched an investigation into the way that ethnicity affects the detection of neonatal jaundice. The healthcare watchdog will explore the safety issues associated with delayed recognition of jaundice in newborn babies, including the reliance on visual signs to make the diagnosis. HSIB […]