‘Campaigners say it is time to find out the truth about the contaminated blood scandal that left nearly 3,000 people dead, as a public inquiry begins.’
BBC News, 24th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The chief nurse at the NHS trust responsible for the hospital where a pensioner died after drinking Flash floor cleaner has apologised after a coroner’s strident criticism of its “serious failings”.’
The Independent, 21st September 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More than 100 cases of alleged poor care are reportedly set to be reviewed at a beleaguered maternity unit.’
The Independent, 20th September 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘There was “gross failure” in the care of a toddler who died while awaiting emergency surgery, a coroner has said. Serious and basic failings led to an “unacceptable delay” in Kayden Urmston-Bancroft’s operation on a diaphragmatic hernia, an inquest heard.’
BBC News, 6th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A cancer patient who lost most of his penis to a flesh-eating superbug after routine surgery has won a six-figure payout.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A scandal-hit trust is facing calls for a wider probe into dozens of deaths at a hospital’s maternity unit, it was reported last night.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A heart surgeon excluded from working at a hospital pending disciplinary proceedings has said she is delighted to win the latest stage of a high court fight.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Campaigners have been given permission to bring a judicial review challenge over a decision by two clinical commissioning groups to move services away from South Tyneside Hospital.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has unanimously rejected a compensation claim brought by a schizophrenic woman who stabbed her mother to death.’
Litigation Futures, 7th August 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The inquest touching on the death of James Sheffield was heard in Bolton Coroner’s Court over two days on 30th and 31st January 2018 by a Judge alone.’
Park Square Barristers, 6th July 2018
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘Lorraine Harris reviews the case of Parkinson which now clarifies the extremely limited use of Article 2 in cases of death following medical treatment, as well as the difficulty of challenging the decision making of a Coroner. Analysis at the close of the article reveals the salient points of the case.’
Park Square Barristers, 10th July 2018
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘Civil claimants despairing at Part 36 costs rules have a ray of hope following a court’s decision to swing the pendulum their way again. In Holmes v West London Mental Health NHS Trust the High Court ruled last week that a defendant party who waited 15 months to accept a Part 36 offer must pay indemnity costs covering the period of delay.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd August 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Hospital mortuaries are storing the dead in filthy fridges and employing such lax checks that families are at “significant risk” of burying the wrong bodies, inspections show. An investigation reveals a 20-fold rise in major failings found by watchdogs in just one year.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The High Court has hammered both sides in a medical negligence case involving a mentally ill woman for outrageous “bimbling”. His Honour Judge Gore QC, sitting as a High Court judge, said the word – which means to move at a leisurely pace – was used by one of his daughters.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd August 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Government plans for a new NHS whistleblowing service have come in for criticism from MPs over “conflict of interest” concerns about letting NHS hospitals investigate themselves.’
The Independent, 2nd August 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A hospital neglected a vulnerable woman who accidentally killed herself in a part of the building bosses had been warned could be used for hanging, an inquest has concluded.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 12-year-old girl who has forged a child modelling career despite suffering severe cerebral palsy since her birth has won over £15 million in NHS compensation.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The families of children who died because of major care failures by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, have received an apology from the body meant to protect patients and the public from unsafe nurses and midwives.’
The Independent, 17th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two NHS foundation trusts have won a High Court challenge over Lancashire County Council’s decision to award a contract to Virgin Care for the provision of public health and nursing services to children and young people.’
Local Government Lawyer, June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘R (Parkinson) v. HM Senior Coroner for Kent and Others. If anyone had the lingering hope that the door to argue “system failure” in any but the most exceptional case of medical negligence remained ajar after the decision of the Grand Chamber in Lopes de Sousa, then the recent Divisional Court decision in Parkinson shows the door has been well and truly slammed shut.’
UK Human Rights Law Blog, 19th June 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
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