Read our Clinical Negligence blog posts from the Taylor&Emmet Clinical Negligence team.
As a Firm, we have successfully helped many clients who have suffered with vitamin B12 deficiency and, unfortunately, have not received the right medical support. Vitamin B12 deficiency is a topic rarely discussed, and even less so is the link between B12 deficiency and Metformin. Metformin is the leading drug Read more…
Gloucestershire’s maternity care failures: a tragic pattern of NHS understaffing and inadequate care Following an investigation by the Care Quality Commission, it has been found that the maternity services at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust have been putting the lives of women and babies at risk. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust is Read more…
At a recent Inquest at the Medico Legal Centre in Sheffield, Martha O’Toole, Solicitor, acted on behalf of the family of Gareth Etchells-Height who died by suicide at Wainwright Crescent, a step-down mental health facility under Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Trust. Martha provided crucial support to Gareth’s family Read more…
Group B Streptococcus (GBS or Strep B) is a normal bacterium which is carried by 20-40% of adults, usually without symptoms or side-effects. However, there is a risk that the Strep B bacteria can be passed to babies around birth and cause serious infection. GBS infection in babies can be Read more…
Another 1,500 patients recalled by Spire Healthcare regarding jailed breast surgeon, Ian Paterson. An old computer database has revealed another 1,500 patients of disgraced and convicted breast surgeon, Ian Paterson, who may have been affected by surgeries he carried out between 1993 and the early 2000s. Ian Paterson is currently Read more…
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have been fined £800,000 by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for failing to provide safe care to baby Wynter Andrews in 2019 which led to her tragic death. This is the largest fine to be imposed on an NHS Trust due to negligence in maternity Read more…
Inquiry into Nottingham NHS maternity services failings expected to exceed 1,500 cases – lawyers call for families to come forward. An independent review into maternity failures at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, been launched, with families encouraged to come forward with their stories. Senior midwife, Donna Ockenden, was appointed as Read more…
The recent Kirkup report, chaired by Dr Bill Kirkup CBE, found that up to 45 babies may have survived if they had received better care at East Kent NHS Hospitals Trust. The report uncovered a clear pattern of sub-optimal care that led to significant harm, and said families were ignored. Read more…
The clinical negligence team at Taylor Emmet has recently been instructed to investigate a case against a hospital Trust relating to its failure to administer Gentamicin safely, which led to injury to a patient as a result of Gentamicin Toxicity. Gentamicin is a particularly strong type of antibiotic which destroys Read more…
In May 2022, there has been an unusually high number of hepatitis cases being reported in children. According to the UK Health Security Agency, as of 3 May 2022, there have been 163 cases of hepatitis diagnosed in children aged under 16 in the UK since 1 January 2022. New Read more…