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Clinical Negligence Resulting in Death: Understanding Compensation Claims

05 Mar 2024

When a loved one suffers harm or loses their life due to medical negligence, it can be an emotionally devastating experience. In such cases, understanding your rights and the compensation you may be entitled to is crucial. Let's delve into the key aspects: What Constitutes Medical Negligence…

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The True Cost of Maternity Claims

06 Feb 2024

Maternity claims involve a wide variety of conditions that can develop during pregnancy and labour and can result in significant injury to the mother and child if not managed properly. The majority of cerebral palsy cases are not related to negligence, and the single largest factor for cerebral…

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Allegations of Negligent Treatment at Royal Sussex County Hospital

05 Jan 2024

A recent Police investigation into Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, 'Operation Bramber,' has found that approximately 100 patients have faced negligent treatment between 2015 - 2021, with at least 40 patients having died as a result of the Hospital's negligent treatment. The…

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Patient safety put at risk by "toxic" behaviour of Doctors in NHS

04 Dec 2023

The Times Newspaper recently reported " Patient safety is being put at risk by the "toxic" behaviour of doctors in the NHS, the health ombudsman has said". It goes on to report that he was "shocked on a daily basis" by what he saw as ombudsman. Too often, "…

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Ockenden Report Maternity Failures: When will they learn?

14 Nov 2023

Another set of parents have felt compelled to highlight ongoing issues with maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust following the death of their daughter. This comes after the release of the Ockenden report following an enquiry into maternity services at Nottingham…

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Baby Loss Awareness Week 2023

12 Oct 2023

The chairman of Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trust, Dr Max Mclean, has resigned in protest at baby death 'cover-ups-'. The death of any baby should be considered nothing less than catastrophic. A Perinatal Mortality Review tool, (PMRT), should be used to investigate all baby deaths…

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NHS hospital trusts failure to send thousands of letters

03 Oct 2023

The Times Newspaper reports a "Second hospital trust says it failed to send thousands of letters." It goes on to repor t 23,000 letters conce rning risks to patients or actions to be taken by patients and GPs were not sent by the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust over several…

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Compensation increase for bereaved relatives is not enough

26 Sep 2023

The Times newspaper reports NHS hospitals have a potentially fundamental problem with diagnosing sepsis in children, a coroner has told the health secretary after a nine-year-old died in similar circumstances to Martha Mills. The law in England continues to be particularly harsh when it comes to…

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£6.6 million for baby with Cerebral Palsy

11 Sep 2023

East Lancashire NHS Trust have agreed to pay £6.6 Million after they admitted causing brain damage to a baby at birth. The injury left the Claimant with cerebral palsy. The Claimant, known only as ASN, as they cannot be named for legal reasons, was born at Burnley hospital, when the Claimants…

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