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Meningitis and its devasting consequences
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Meningitis and its devasting consequences

Posted on 05th October 2022 in Medical Negligence

World Meningitis Day was first held in 2008 and every year since then the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations and other charities supporting those affected by the disease have been using this opportunity to raise awareness of meningitis.
Helena Campbell

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Helena Campbell

Associate & Chartered Legal Executive
Independent review into Maternity Services at the Nottingham University NHS Trust officially opened
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Independent review into Maternity Services at the Nottingham University NHS Trust officially opened

Posted on 01st September 2022 in Medical Negligence

Today, the independent review into Maternity Services at the Nottingham University NHS Trust was officially opened by Donna Ockenden who leads the review with a team of around 60 practicing NHS maternity experts.
Clair Hemming

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Clair Hemming

Partner and Solicitor
Waiting times for ambulances increases further
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Waiting times for ambulances increases further

Posted on 10th June 2022 in Medical Negligence

An investigation by The Liberal Democrats has revealed that ambulance response time targets are being missed in every part of Devon.
Michelle Beckett

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Michelle Beckett

Senior Associate & Solicitor
A v Poole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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A v Poole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posted on 27th May 2022 in Medical Negligence

Tozers were instructed by the parents of child A, who was diagnosed with a brachial plexus injury 2 days following her birth at Poole Hospital in 2015. 
Clair Hemming

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Clair Hemming

Partner and Solicitor
What is the NHS’s Early Notification Scheme?
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What is the NHS’s Early Notification Scheme?

Posted on 13th May 2022 in Medical Negligence

The NHS’s Early Notification Scheme (ENS) was set up in April 2017 to reduce the time between identifying maternity incidents of potentially severe brain injury and resolution of potential claims.
Endurance Arthur

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Endurance Arthur

Partner and Solicitor
Why the Early Notification Scheme Risks undercompensating injured children
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Why the Early Notification Scheme Risks undercompensating injured children

Posted on 13th May 2022 in Medical Negligence

The aim of the Early Notification Scheme (ENS) is to investigate serious incidents relating to birth early, to learn from mistakes made and to prevent similar incidents happening in the future.
Endurance Arthur

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Endurance Arthur

Partner and Solicitor
Bowel Cancer – Let’s Continue the Dialogue
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Bowel Cancer – Let’s Continue the Dialogue

Posted on 11th May 2022 in Medical Negligence

Cancer is a terrible disease, and the diagnosis is devastating.  Thankfully, many cancers are now treatable with timely detection and treatment being key.  
Michelle Beckett

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Michelle Beckett

Senior Associate & Solicitor
The psychological effect that a traumatic birth can have on a mother
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The psychological effect that a traumatic birth can have on a mother

Posted on 10th May 2022 in Medical Negligence

During Mental Health Awareness week we would like to highlight the psychological effect that a traumatic birth can have on a mother, which is often overlooked, and in particular where the medical care provided has been negligent.    
Clair Hemming

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Clair Hemming

Partner and Solicitor
Nearly half of NHS maternity services in England are unsafe
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Nearly half of NHS maternity services in England are unsafe

Posted on 12th April 2022 in Medical Negligence

The lives of babies are at risk because maternity units are still unsafe, years after families raised concerns about preventable deaths resulting from poor care.
Endurance Arthur

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Endurance Arthur

Partner and Solicitor
Waiting times for ambulances leaves lives of patients in England at risk
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Waiting times for ambulances leaves lives of patients in England at risk

Posted on 11th April 2022 in Medical Negligence

999 callers in England are facing an ‘appalling’ wait time for an ambulance to arrive according to Dr Katherine Henderson, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Simon Mansfield

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Simon Mansfield

Partner and Solicitor
£1.1 million in damages to teenager who suffered injury at birth
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£1.1 million in damages to teenager who suffered injury at birth

Posted on 06th April 2022 in Medical Negligence

Erb’s Palsy is a permanent disability which can vary in severity from at its worst a complete paralysis of the shoulder, arm and hand, to the milder end of the spectrum being a weaker and less functionally useful limb, which is none the less still disabling.
Clair Hemming

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Clair Hemming

Partner and Solicitor
Death of two babies leads to police investigation
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Death of two babies leads to police investigation

Posted on 05th April 2022 in Medical Negligence

Last week Donna Ockenden published her long awaited report on maternity failings at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust addressing what has been described as the worst maternity scandal in NHS history.
Simon Mansfield

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Simon Mansfield

Partner and Solicitor