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Shortage of midwives raises potential for medical negligence
Today an NHS watchdog has stated that the health service is in the midst of a shortage of midwives and that maternity care is emerging as a problem area for some Trusts.
According to the Guardian, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said that one in three maternity services in the...
Family of JMW Erb’s Palsy client raise awareness of condition
Yesterday, the family of our client Callum Sharp spoke to BBC Radio Northampton about their case to raise awareness of the condition Erb's Palsy.
Erb's Palsy is a birth injury that can be caused if incorrect manoeuvres are used to free a child when its shoulder becomes stuck during...
Negligent fitting of contraceptive coils leads to compensation pay-outs for victims
Yesterday the Guardian reported the issue of mistakes made by GPs when fitting contraceptive coils leading to large medical negligence compensation pay-outs for victims.
The article is based on data from the Medical Defence Union, which studied 96 medical negligence cases involving a...
Legal aid for children severely injured at birth to remain
It was pleasing to hear last night that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is sparing children who have been severely injured by mistakes made at their birth from the cuts to legal aid.
However, we still believe that further concessions are necessary, and that all victims of medical...
Mother's legal battle over child’s birth injuries
The story of a mother who is bringing a medical negligence case against the NHS, after her baby daughter suffered brain damage at her birth, caught my attention today.
The case was reported by the Daily Mail and the Metro , but their focus was not on the devastating cerebral palsy her...
Raising awareness of birth injuries: JMW case makes headlines
This week, a long-running and complex case of mine made headlines on BBC online , and in the Manchester Evening News and the Bury Times .
Adam Spinks, now 25, was awarded £3.35 million in compensation, after he was starved of oxygen for a time at his birth. The money will enable...
Stillbirths and baby deaths due to medical negligence must be reduced
Today the charity Sands (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society) called for action to cut the shocking number of stillbirths and baby deaths in Britain ( The Guardian ). Up to 1,200 stillbirths a year could be avoided according to Sands. Meanwhile it claims that 17 babies are stillborn or die...
