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What Duty Of Care Does The NHS Owe To Individuals Injured By Untreated Or Undertreated Psychiatric Patients?
Last week, the BBC reported on the very tragic story of death of Jacob Billington, 23, who was killed in Birmingham on 6 September 2020. As well as Jacob’s untimely…
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), safe spaces and the Health and Care bill
I have recently been instructed by a young couple whose baby suffered a brain injury at birth. Immediately following the incident the hospital concerned notified the event to the Healthcare…
Secondary Victim Claims – “Proximity in Time and Space”: Polmear and Anor v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
The law surrounding secondary victims who have witnessed a loved one’s death and have suffered psychiatric harm has been contested in the Courts for years. The lead case on secondary…
Data shows mortality is still more common in BAME women than White women during and after pregnancy
MBRRACE-UK (Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK) have now published their seventh annual report for 2020, reviewing maternal deaths and their possible causes....
Preliminary findings of the review of maternity care provided at The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust (The Ockenden Report)
Donna Ockenden, Chair of the Independent Maternity Review of care provided at The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust, has published an emerging findings report in a bid to improve the safety...