Read our Clinical Negligence blog posts from the Taylor&Emmet Clinical Negligence team.
Cancer can be an emotive subject, particularly if you or family members are diagnosed. According to statistics provided by the World Health Organisation, breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people per year worldwide. If one of our parents carries a faulty gene, then we have a 50/50 chance of inheriting Read more…
Please be aware of the time limits relating to both clinical negligence claims and product liability claims in which court proceedings must be issued. In all personal injury claims i.e. clinical negligence and in product liability claims, the limitation period under the Limitation Act 1980 runs from either the date Read more…
Around 87 people are diagnosed with epilepsy every day. There are around 35,000 women in the UK who take sodium valproate which is found in the epilepsy medication, Epilim and approximately 375 of them become pregnant each year 1 . These women need to be aware of the risks of Read more…
I made a good recovery following a stroke in December 2014. However, I had to go back into hospital in August 2015 for gall bladder surgery. After the surgery was performed, I found it difficult to mobilise. I had been given pain relief containing morphine which made me sleepy. I Read more…
Peter Wheeler, previously a personal physician to Princess Diana, hit the headlines recently over allegations of negligence that led to the death of the former director of the National Bank of Greece. Barbara Vavalidis is the widow of Stefanos Vavalidis who died in January 2016, aged 69. She is bringing Read more…
How we care for older, vulnerable people is a big question for both the NHS and Social Care. Are we doing enough? Are we doing the very best that we can? Or are we neglecting people and exposing people to dangerous risks? Are we causing vulnerable people harm? These are Read more…
Healthcare is an important part of everyone’s life. Our NHS has existed for over 70 years to provide medical care. However, sometimes the care you receive is not to the standard you would hope or expect and, as written in the NHS Constitution, you have a right to make a Read more…
On Wednesday 16 August 2017 LBC (Leading Britain’s Conversation) news station reported a record rise in babies born with brain damage causing a huge cost to the NHS. Originally reported by sky news, the article focused on compensation awards for parents of brain injured children as becoming “unsustainable” according to Read more…
Falls and fall-related injuries are sadly an increasingly common and serious problem for older and vulnerable people in hospitals. Although some falls are unavoidable, when a person at a risk of falling is in hospital or community care, there should be measures in place to protect them. It is extremely Read more…
This could be the first lifesaving step you take if you have any concerns about changing habits in your bowel that may be cancerous. A list of the symptoms of bowel cancer can be found here. When it comes to trying to diagnose early signs of bowel cancer, communication by Read more…