Too many images but not enough pairs of eyes
5th September 2018
Written by Natasha Perkins, Solicitor at Fletchers. It has been reported in the news over the last couple of months, more recently over the last fortnight, that there…
Medical Negligence News Archives
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust maternity unit deaths under further scrutiny
31st August 2018
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust maternity unit deaths under further scrutiny The maternity units run by Shrewbsury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust have come under increased scrutiny as dozens…
Supreme Court backs agreed end of life decisions
1st August 2018
The Supreme Court have now clarified the law governing the withdrawal of treatment from patients in permanent vegetative state.
NHS England announces ‘pause’ on use of controversial vaginal mesh implants
20th July 2018
An independent review had lead to the decision for the use of vaginal mesh implants to the pause.
Bristol bowel surgery patients recalled for case review
9th July 2018
Southmead Hospital in Bristol has widened its review into patients who have previously undergone controversial bowel prolapse surgeries known as mesh rectopexy amid concerns that poor outcomes are not confined solely to procedures performed by surgeon Antony Dixon.
Breath test could save lives by detecting cancers of the stomach and oesophagus earlier
5th July 2018
Breath test could save lives by detecting cancers of the stomach and oesophagus earlier A study carried out by researchers from Imperial College London and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden…
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.
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.
Cauda Equina – Red flags updated
9th May 2018
The Medical Protection Society (MPS) and National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) have recently combined to prepare and update to the clinical knowledge summary (CKS) for recognising cauda equina syndrome.
Government figures show claims are dropping
25th April 2018
The latest figures from the Government’s Compensation Recovery Unit have revealed that the number of personal injury claims, including clinical negligence claims, has dropped to the lowest it’s been in a decade.
The UK’s leading medical negligence and serious injury law firm, Fletchers Solicitors, has been instructed to handle a number of claims against Britain’s most influential pelvic surgeon, Anthony Dixon, after it’s claimed that he left hundreds of women with life changing complications.
- 5 months ago
Women who believe they were left with life changing complications following surgery performed by the UK’s most influential pelvic surgeon, Anthony Dixon, have until 1 August to take advantage of an NHS protocol that has been adopted to coordinate the claims process.
- 5 months ago
