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Opinion
Obesity – A Growing Problem
It was reported that obesity-related admissions to hospitals has doubled in four years in England. This should be of little surprise as obesity within the general population has been increasing...
GMC apologises over decision to appeal Tribunal decision in the Dr Bawa-Garba case
Dr Bawa-Garba was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence following the death of Jack Adcock, a 6 year old child, who was admitted to Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI) on...
The new mantra of NHS Resolution (formerly known as the NHS litigation authority) is catchy but perhaps the word learn would be better placed at the front of the list....
Losing a loved one is one of the hardest things most people will ever have to go through. But losing someone due to the fault of someone else can make...
December 8, 2017
Opinion
Investigating perinatal deaths, a new approach?
The clinical negligence team at Hodge Jones & Allen is frequently contacted by relatives of patients who have died who find their grief compounded by a lack of transparency in...
Hospitals are failing to tackle “significant safety problems” which can cause death or disability, the NHS medical director Prof Sir Bruce Keogh has said in a revealing interview with Telegraph...
The Guardian last week featured the worrying story of how an IVF clinic, IVF Hammersmith was duped into enabling a woman to conceive a child by IVF after forging her…
October 9, 2017
Opinion
The NAO does not understand clinical negligence
The recent publication of the National Audit Office’s (NAO) Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts report, was beyond disappointing and brought a plethora of misinformed comment from the…
October 6, 2017
Opinion
Are Independent Midwives under insured?
Independent midwives are self-employed providers of maternity care who work outside the NHS, although they will inevitably have been trained by the NHS and are likely to be highly experienced....
September 29, 2017
Opinion
Care navigators and the duty of care to patients
The Guardian covers a worrying trend today, which is the decreasing number of GPs. They focus on Brighton to show the extent of the problem ;- “Brighton and Hove has...
September 28, 2017
Opinion
Cerebral palsy claims – report from NHS raises concerns
The recent report by NHS Resolution - Five years of cerebral palsy claims, makes for very concerning reading. The report contains too much information for one blog so I am...
September 22, 2017
Blog
Severe safety problems in GP surgeries
The Guardian reported yesterday that “About 7 million people are being treated at GP surgeries in England that have severe safety problems, according to the first performance review of its...
September 22, 2017
Opinion
Health Service Safety Investigations Bill
I think everyone who works in the medicolegal world will welcome the introduction of the Health Service Safety Investigations Bill on 14th September 2017. This will establish the Health Service...
September 20, 2017
Blog
hospital-negligence
Thinking of bringing back Crown Immunity for the NHS? Here’s why you should think again.
I think the debate regarding costs in clinical negligence claims reached a new low yesterday with the Guardian publishing an article by Polly Toynbee suggesting that the time was now...
September 11, 2017
Opinion
Health and Safety Executive fines care home after death of a resident
The clinical negligence team at Hodge Jones & Allen frequently receives enquiries from relatives of elderly persons, concerned that their loved ones have suffered harm whilst resident in care homes...
The recent proposals by the MDU and MPS to reform clinical negligence claims have featured in the legal press in recent weeks. The MPS in particular appears to have started...
July 13, 2017
Opinion
Contaminated Blood
It has been reported that an inquiry will be held into the "contaminated blood scandal", where NHS patients had been administered blood products which had been infected with hepatitis C...
56,000 Metal-on-metal' hip implant patients recalled for tests over toxicity fears
I see that the MHRA ( Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) has issued another warning with regards to metal-on-metal” hip implants. This further Alert has been issued by the…
June 30, 2017
Opinion
NHS failings in mental health sector continue to soar
The number of NHS negligence cases involving mental health issues continues to soar with alarming figures, a major concern for the way the NHS regulates. The NHS must provide patients...
June 29, 2017
Opinion
Outsourcing in the NHS, a risky business?
Having had experience in (unsuccessfully) attempting to obtain an ‘Immediate Necessary Treatment Form’ and associated records that had been forwarded from a temporary GP to my client’s permanent GP via...
