by Sean Caulfield | Aug 3, 2021 | Medical Negligence
According to new data, NHS compensation payments to families for fatality claims, where a loved one has died due to medical negligence have reached record levels this year. The figures revealed that there were 969 hospital fatality claim settlements paid out totalling...
by Sean Caulfield | Jul 19, 2021 | Medical Negligence
An investigation into maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has uncovered repeated examples of negligent care during the past decade. The Independent and Channel 4 News investigation has revealed that dozens of babies have died or been left brain...
by Sean Caulfield | Jun 28, 2021 | Medical Negligence
An NHS hospital trust has been fined almost three-quarters of a million pounds for failing to provide safe care and treatment following the death of a baby boy. The East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust admitted failures in the case of a baby boy named...
by Sean Caulfield | Jun 22, 2021 | Medical Negligence
A girl who was left brain-damaged due to maternity failings which led to delays during birth has been awarded £20 million in compensation towards her lifetime care. The girl who cannot be identified under a court order is now 14 years of age. Her mother had been...
by Sean Caulfield | May 24, 2021 | Medical Negligence
An appeal court in France has ruled that women who had defective breast implants made by the company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP implants) should receive compensation. It comes following a long-running legal battle lasting more than ten years. The case was brought...
by Sean Caulfield | May 17, 2021 | Medical Negligence
According to new data, the number of people waiting for medical treatment on the NHS waiting list has reached record levels. NHS England revealed that just under 5 million people (4.95 million) are currently on an NHS waiting list for routine treatment, the highest...
