Is there a fear of litigation?
21st June 2018
Today the Health Secretary, Mr Jeremy Hunt, has spoken out on BBC Radio 4 in relation to the hundreds of deaths at Gosport War Memorial Hospital.
Blog Archives
Immunotherapy: Breast cancer breakthrough?
14th June 2018
It’s estimated over 160,000 people die of cancer each year in the UK and someone is diagnosed every two minutes. Cancer
Dishonest medical negligence claimant jailed
14th June 2018
This week, a dishonest medical negligence claimant who dramatically inflated the extent of his injuries has been jailed for three months.
DOH publishes review into gross negligence manslaughter
11th June 2018
The government has today published it’s rapid review into the offence of gross negligence manslaughter and it’s applicability to healthcare professionals.
Breast screen error could have been found earlier
25th May 2018
Professor Peter Sasieni is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Cancer Prevention at Queen Mary University of London has written an open letter to the Lancet expressing concerns that the error with regards to breast cancer screening patients age 60-70 may have extended as far back as 2004/5 rather than just 2009.
Data protection for the 21st century
25th May 2018
Europe’s data protection rules are have undergone sweeping changes. To keep up with the huge amount of digital data being created, rules have been re-written and are now enforced.
GDPR: The Final Countdown
24th May 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force tomorrow, on 25th May 2018.
GP Practice taken over by Virgin Care goes from outstanding to inadequate in 18 months
16th May 2018
Essex GP practice taken over by Virgin Care is placed in Special Measures after going from outstanding to inadequate in under 2 years.
‘Never events’ in dentistry
15th May 2018
Medical negligence lawyers have long been familiar with the concept of ‘never events’, namely incidents that simply should not occur but for the care delivered falling below the standard of a responsible medical practitioner.
Concerns raised on the adequacy of time-limited GP appointments
8th May 2018
Written by Nafisa Ismail, medical negligence solicitor at Fletchers. The study completed in the UK found that just under a third of patients were described as having multimorbidity, with such…
450,000 women missed out on check-up invitations for breast cancer screening
4th May 2018
NHS breast screening is a hugely important weapon in the fight against breast cancer in the UK.
Prostate cancer diagnosis breakthrough?
26th April 2018
Researchers at Dundee University have identified a new ultrasound process which offers a more successful diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Dealing with stillbirth medical negligence claims
26th April 2018
All stillbirths are tragic, no matter what the circumstances but for parents to learn that their baby’s death could have been avoided is utterly heart-breaking.
Green light for the ‘solicitor super exam’
19th April 2018
In March 2018, the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), also known as the ‘solicitor super exam’ was given the green light by the Legal Services Board.
Is enough done for vulnerable mental health patients?
19th April 2018
Since 1992, every April has been a designated stress awareness month. So it is only right that we should all take a moment to make sure that we and the people around us, both at home and at work, are happy, health and coping well.
Take the first step now, you have nothing to lose
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