Meet Susan Brown: Medical negligence team
Meet Susan Brown, partner and head of the medical negligence team. She is recognised by all the major legal directories as one of the leading medical negligence lawyers in the UK. Featured people Susan Brown Partner and Head of Medical Negligence Susan leads the medical negligence team and is recognised as a leading lawyer in […]
Serious injury – Meet the Partners
Boyes Turner’s claims teams are nationally recognised for their handling of complex and substantial cases. Our highly specialised team of expert solicitors are the only firm in the region to be continuously ranked for a decade as outstanding. We pride ourselves on achieving the best possible results for our clients with a combination of legal […]
Jeremy Hunt calls for maternity safety enquiry
Former Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has called for an independent enquiry into maternity safety in the NHS. According to The Independent, he is calling for a probe into why poor care and cover-ups are being repeated at different hospitals to find out why mistakes are repeating themselves. He is quoted as voicing concerns about whether […]
Meet cerebral palsy lawyer Susan Brown
Susan Brown has dedicated her specialist legal career spanning over 25 years to helping brain-injured and severely disabled children and their families rebuild their lives after negligently caused birth and neonatal injury. Nationally acclaimed and highly respected as a clinical negligence legal expert, it is Susan’s compassionate approach and wise counsel which earns her the […]
Delays in the treatment of Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the UK. It is caused by damage to the optic nerve from the pressure of the fluid in the eye. In the UK it is estimated that two percent of the population over the age of 40 have glaucoma. In England, about 480,000 people have chronic open-angle […]
Achieving full compensation where there has been a negligent contribution to birth-related or neonatal brain injury
Over the years, I have helped hundreds of families whose lives have been shattered by their baby suffering a brain injury at birth. With experience, I have learned to recognise mistakes in maternity care, and the types of injury that are caused by many common but unacceptable midwifery, obstetric and neonatal errors. The NHS and […]
Neonatal Jaundice – myths and midwife mistakes
Are you confused by neonatal jaundice? If so, you are probably not alone. This is because neonatal jaundice is often described as a common condition which is usually harmless and resolves in a few days, but also as a potentially dangerous condition which can cause ‘kernicterus’ brain damage to the newborn baby. Both descriptions are […]
NHS Resolution’s Early Notification Scheme after brain injury at birth – who is it helping?
The NHS defence organisation, NHS Resolution, claims that its Early Notification Scheme offers support for families of babies who were born at full term but suffered hypoxic (lack of oxygen) brain injury from mistakes in maternity care. Promoted by NHS Resolution as a ‘flagship’ for the NHS defence team’s strategic approach, early notification is designed […]
Interim payments for early access to rehabilitation and therapy
From the moment we agree to pursue a client’s medical negligence case, our focus is on obtaining an admission of liability. This acknowledgement of fault is of the utmost importance to our clients. It recognises that something outside of their control went wrong, and in many cases involving serious injury to a child it finally […]
All we want for Christmas is… Sensory toys!
It’s the festive season and for any child that has to mean TOYS! For parents, grandparents and anyone else involved in meeting the child’s ‘Santa’ expectations, filling a stocking isn’t always that simple. High hopes and the latest ‘must-haves’ must be balanced with budget and any number of other factors, such as suitability for the […]