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.
Medical Negligence News Archives
‘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.
- 1 month 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.
- 1 month ago
Government publishes their review into the use of mesh to treat vaginal prolapse and stress incontinence since 2008
18th April 2018
NHS Digital published it’s review into the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence on 17 April 2018.
CQC Report Highlights Concerns over Patient Safety at Private Hospitals
11th April 2018
The independent regulator of healthcare in England, the Care Quality Commission, has warned of its major concerns regarding the way that private surgeons with practising privileges at private hospitals are managed.
Medical Manslaughter
21st March 2018
On 6th February 2018, Jeremy Hunt announce a rapid review into the application of the offence of Gross Negligence Manslaughter (GNM) to healthcare professionals.
Leicester Royal Infirmary confirms multiple failings led to death of Jack Adcock
21st March 2018
Leicester University Hospitals NHS Trust has released a sudden untoward incident report to the online publication, Pulse which was prepared into the circumstances surrounding the death of Jack Adcock in 2011.
Should GPs have NHS indemnity?
24th July 2017
Christian Beadell a senior solicitor in the medical negligence department considers the difficult issue of rising GP indemnity costs.
Claiming for GBS infection in the Newborn: Practical Guide
13th July 2017
Should I claim? Christian Beadell, senior solicitor at Fletchers writes about the decision around making a medical negligence claim in relation to Group B Strep. In the circumstances where there…
GPs in Scotland to Gain Legal Protection When Saying Sorry
23rd June 2017
Doctors in Scotland will have new legal protection when saying sorry to patients after errors have been made, the Medical Defence Union says.
Coroner calls for GPs to be allowed to order urgent CT scans after patient death
22nd June 2017
A coroner has demanded a change in rules that stop NHS GPs in some areas ordering urgent computerised tomography (CT) scans, after the death of a patient.
MDU no longer to indemnify private spinal surgery
22nd June 2017
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), which provides insurance to doctors, is withdrawing support for spinal surgery in private hospitals. It blames the high cost of claims.
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