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Clinical negligence reforms could help hospitals learn and prevent babies deaths

Posted on 11th November 2021 in Medical Negligence

Speaking during a webinar hosted by law firm Irwin Mitchell, former health secretary Jeremy Hunt MP, has claimed that hospitals are not learning from their mistakes due in part to time-consuming clinical negligence litigation.

Posted by

Endurance Arthur

Partner and Solicitor

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Mother-of-five died from sepsis weeks after having an abortion despite contacting GP

Posted on 03rd November 2021 in Medical Negligence

Despite reaching out several times to her local GP, failings in her care were evident.

Posted by

Endurance Arthur

Partner and Solicitor

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Anne's Erb's Palsy Story

Posted on 18th October 2021 in Medical Negligence

Anne shares her powerful Erb's Palsy story, and how it has impacted both her and her families lives.

Posted by

Kate Stone

Associate & Solicitor

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Amanda's Erb's Palsy Story

Posted on 18th October 2021 in Medical Negligence

Amanda shares her powerful Erb's Palsy story, and how it has impacted both her and her families lives.

Posted by

Simon Mansfield

Partner and Solicitor

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Alfie's Erb's Palsy Story

Posted on 18th October 2021 in Medical Negligence

Alfie shares his powerful Erb's Palsy story, and how it has impacted both his and his families lives.

Posted by

Kate Stone

Associate & Solicitor

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Charlotte's Erb's Palsy Story

Posted on 18th October 2021 in Medical Negligence

Charlotte shares her powerful Erb's Palsy story, and how it has impacted both her and her families lives.

Posted by

Simon Mansfield

Partner and Solicitor

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Traumatic birth leaves mum with a colostomy bag and PTSD

Posted on 23rd September 2021 in Medical Negligence

In 2017 former triathlete Kayleigh Adams’ life was turned upside down after giving birth to her first child. The trauma of the birth left the now 25 year old with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Posted by

Endurance Arthur

Partner and Solicitor

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Unsafe Maternity care has cost the NHS £8.2bn in 15 years

Posted on 22nd September 2021 in Medical Negligence

Having obtained figures from NHS Resolution the Independent reports on the cost of maternity negligence claims over the last 15 years. 

Posted by

Clair Hemming

Partner and Solicitor

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Maternity wards still not improved despite a series of recent scandals

Posted on 21st September 2021 in Medical Negligence

Care Qualify Commission has voiced concern that mothers’ and babies are being put at risk of injury and death because too many maternity units have not improved.

Posted by

Simon Mansfield

Partner and Solicitor

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Retired NHS worker passed away due to a misplaced feeding tube

Posted on 20th September 2021 in Medical Negligence

A 77 year old lady from southeast London, Maura Irwin, suffered a ‘slow and painful’ death due to medics accidentally putting her feeding tube into her lungs.

Posted by

Endurance Arthur

Partner and Solicitor

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Virtual GP appointments lead to missed liver cancer diagnosis

Posted on 15th September 2021 in Medical Negligence

All clinicians including GPs have faced an exceptionally difficult time during the Covid crisis and the restrictions created by the pandemic has evidently made diagnosis of serious conditions a real challenge. 

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Endurance Arthur

Partner and Solicitor

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Death of baby part of largest review into NHS maternity care

Posted on 07th September 2021 in Medical Negligence

After initially examining 250 cases it has since been widened to focus on nearly 1,900 cases dating back decades and is now the largest ever review into NHS maternity care.

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Endurance Arthur

Partner and Solicitor