Read our Clinical Negligence blog posts from the Taylor&Emmet Clinical Negligence team.
Never Events are defined by NHS England as serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if the healthcare providers have implemented existing national guidance or safety recommendations. A Never Event requires full investigation under the Serious Incident framework, namely as each incident has the potential to cause Read more…
The Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation was an independent investigation into the management, delivery and outcomes of care provided by the maternity and neonatal services at the Furness General Hospital, between 2004 to 2013. The Report was published in 2015 and highlighted major failures in care that patients received Read more…
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month with Cervical Cancer Prevention Week taking place between 17-23 January 2022. Many of us will already know that cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the cervix, which is found at the lower Read more…
Vitamin B-12 is a water-soluble vitamin that contains the mineral cobalt, giving B-12 compounds the name of cobalamins. Vitamin B12 is naturally present in some foods, such as fish, meat, eggs, and dairy products. It can be added to food such as cereal, available as a dietary supplement or prescribed Read more…
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust is the latest Trust put under investigation for a series of avoidable deaths and injuries in their maternity units. The enquiry, started in November 2021, mirrors the independent inquiries brought by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) into the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust and Read more…
What’s in a name – Risperidone or Ropinirole? We have recently been instructed to investigate a potential clinical negligence case arising following the negligent dispensing of medication. In our client’s case, a Pharmacist mistakenly dispensed Risperdal (brand name ‘Risperidone’), an antipsychotic medication, instead of her usual medication for restless leg Read more…
Mr Daniel Hay has been named as the surgeon under investigation by the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust and NHS England in relation to care provided to hundreds of women between 2015 and 2018 prior to his retirement in July 2020. Many of Mr Hay’s former Read more…
What is a never event? A Never Event is defined as a serious incident that could have been prevented from occurring. These incidents should have been prevented entirely, and can cause the patient harm, or in some cases, death. Guidance and recommendations are currently in place nationally and should act Read more…
The Cumberlege review was published by Baroness Julia Cumberlege in July 2020. Baroness Cumberlege’s review was highly anticipated, and it gave an honest report on England’s healthcare systems. This included the topic of patient medical complaints and how flawed the current healthcare system is in relation to complaining of harm Read more…
Folic acid is a B vitamin which is used to make new cells. Our skin, hair and nails are parts of the body which make new cells every day. During pregnancy it is imperative that you eat a healthy, varied diet which will help to give you and your baby Read more…