Medical Negligence blogs
Coroner's inquest hears of birth injury resulting from misaligned forceps
A Sheffield inquest has been told by an obstetric expert that the death of an infant resulted from birth injury suffered during a forceps delivery. Professor James Walker from Leeds University told the coroner's inquest that the baby's injuries - which included a depressed skull fracture and...
Celebrity divorce will not get special treatment, says Sir Mark Potter
The President of the Family Division of the High Court, Sir Mark Potter, has ruled on a test case involving a celebrity divorce under new family law which has opened up the courts for media reporting. The senior judge considered the divorce of a celebrity and his wife, which involved a child...
Clinical negligence claims could be reduced with electronic prescription system
The use of electronic prescribing methods could reduce clinical negligence claims by over 70 percent, according to research published in the Health Service Journal . The research undertaken by Banner Health, an American hospital group, in association with IT provider Cerner was part of a study...
GP cleared of medical negligence in cancer claim
The High Court has cleared a GP of allegations of medical negligence over a young man's death from testicular cancer. The family of a 25-year-old, who remains anonymous, brought a £120,000 clinical negligence claim against the now-retired Dr Anthony Enskat on the grounds that he had...
Coroner's inquest rules accidental death in case of girl kicked by horse
A coroner's inquest in Norwich has recorded a verdict of accidental death in the case of an eleven-year-old girl who was kicked by a horse. The schoolgirl, a keen rider, was preparing her pony for a show when another horse lashed out at her. She suffered severe head and spinal injury;...
NHSLA chief alleges medical negligence claims damage care
The BBC has reported allegations from the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) that medical negligence claims are damaging patient care in its File on 4 programme. NHSLA chief Steve Walker told the programme that compensation payments and fees for clinical negligence lawyers had to come from...
Manchester coroner records misadventure verdict in Dianette inquest
An inquest has been held at the Manchester Coroner's court into the death of a woman from a massive pulmonary embolism following the use of a contraceptive pill. A verdict of misadventure was returned. Helen Schofield, 33, had complained to her doctor of menstrual pains in November 2008, and...
