Read our Clinical Negligence blog posts from the Taylor&Emmet Clinical Negligence team.
A report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman suggests, shockingly, that 56% of people aged over 65 who experienced poor healthcare did not complain because of worries about how it might impact future treatment or simply because they did not want to make a fuss. Nearly 20% did not Read more…
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient which contributes to, amongst other things, healthy and strong bones and helps to control the amount of calcium in the blood. Obtaining sufficient Vitamin D from a healthy diet can prove difficult with around only 10% being found naturally in food. Foods which do Read more…
Far too often we see cases of delays in cancer diagnosis and sadly, the consequences are very often heart breaking and frightening for clients and their families. Although it can sometimes be difficult and challenging for GPs to make a correct referral and diagnosis due to the signs of cancer Read more…
When we are at our most vulnerable having worked all of our lives, we deserve nothing less than to be treated with dignity and care. It is an incredibly difficult decision when family members admit they cannot offer the care an elderly loved one needs. A care home should be Read more…
37,000 lives each year are at risk from a serious condition called sepsis and this figure counts for the UK population alone. However, sepsis has never been in the forefront of public awareness. Until more recently, sepsis has been under reported in the media and there is a lack of Read more…
Jeremy Hunt has recently revealed proposals for doctors in NHS hospitals to cover seven day weeks which includes working weekends. According to evidence, the current Monday- Friday working culture of doctors within the NHS means that a patient is 16% more likely to die if admitted on a Sunday and Read more…
It must be extremely distressing to wake up or be aware of what is going on during surgery carried out under general anaesthetic. I am currently helping someone who found themselves in just that position, sadly due to an anaesthetic error. Fortunately, my Client did not feel pain but, causing Read more…
The consequences of medical negligence can be devastating for the person who has suffered the actual negligence, but in cases where a patient has died, the aftermath for the spouse or partner of that person, is often overwhelming. Life is often difficult to adjust to both emotionally and financially. I Read more…
In March this year the Supreme Court passed judgment in the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board (Scotland) [2015] UKSC 11 which on appeal ruled that Mrs Montgomery should have been given the necessary information to give informed consent about the treatment she was to receive during the birth Read more…
As publicity increases, more and more women are reporting serious health problems following surgical implantation of trans vaginal mesh, surgical mesh and vaginal slings. What is surgical mesh? Trans vaginal mesh has been used as a treatment for pelvic organ prolapse repair (POP) or stress urinary incontinence (SUI). These are Read more…