Category: Birth Injuries

Negligence Inquiry Launched as BAME Women more likely to die in birth and pregnancy.

February 23, 2021

An urgent inquiry has begun into the systemic racism present in NHS maternity services for black and minority ethnic women. This inquiry shows that there […]

Children’s Medical Negligence

February 5, 2021

When it comes to their children, people are very protective. This means that when cases of children’s medical negligence happen, it is even worse for […]

Ockenden Inquiry into Birth Negligence

February 1, 2021

There are many types of negligence that can occur during birth and pregnancy. One of the more serious types of birth and pregnancy negligence that […]

Rise in Stillbirths During the Pandemic

November 6, 2020

Between April and June, at the start of the pandemic, there was a rise in stillbirths after labour had started. This year, the figure was […]

Can you sue the NHS for negligence?

August 16, 2020

In a word? Maybe. But when you really have to weigh the question “can you sue the NHS for negligence”, it’s often best to assess […]

Burnt-out doctors and failed cancer detections show an NHS in need of help

January 28, 2020

A recently published survey of doctors in The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has found that around a third of them are at risk of suffering […]

Epidural negligence claims and withholding allegations in the NHS

January 27, 2020

You may have seen that allegations appeared in The Sunday Telegraph about epidural negligence. It seems six NHS Trusts, mostly in the South East of […]

BBC investigations show the need for the NHS to accept liability following the deaths of new-borns

January 23, 2020

Anyone watching BBC Breakfast or listening to a BBC radio station this morning will no doubt have heard the results of the corporation’s investigation into […]

Tragic cases in Shropshire show the devastating effect negligent medical care can have

January 2, 2020

You may have recently read in The Independent and other news websites that an independent review is currently investigating more than 800 cases of alleged […]

Birth Negligence Claim: Am I Entitled to Make One?

May 10, 2019

In short, a birth negligence claim is a particularly harrowing affair, even if rare. According to one online publication, 1 out of every 9,714 people […]