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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...
Cash injection for medical negligence victims good news but errors must be brought under control
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is to inject £185 million into the pot that funds compensation pay-outs for victims of medical negligence, as its supply of cash had almost run dry ( Daily Mail ).
Surging cases and improvements in survival rates for brain damaged babies needing lifelong...
JMW medical negligence solicitors win £6.56 million in compensation for brain damaged boy
This week the clinical negligence solicitors at JMW settled a landmark case for a mother from Tameside, Greater Manchester, whose young son was left brain damaged after he was starved of oxygen at birth.
Cases such as this serve to highlight the devastating repercussions medical...
Maternity Care - BBC Panorama Program One Born Every 40 Seconds
BBC Panorama will tonight run a program called "One Born Every 40 Seconds” which will report on the standards of care being provided in maternity units across the country but specifically in London.
In 2009-2010 there were 42 maternal deaths in the London area alone, which the...
