‘A woman suing a hospital trust for over £6m following the stillbirth of her first child cannot benefit from anonymity, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 28th March 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Coroners in England and Wales may be given new powers to investigate stillbirths, so that each baby death is independently assessed.’
BBC News, 26th March 2019
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‘Legal policy in the UK has traditionally prohibited the granting of damages for the wrongful conception or birth of a child in cases of negligence. In this case the Court of Appeal has confirmed that this bar is equally applicable to a wrongful birth arising from a breach of contract.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th January 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A girl starved of oxygen during birth who needs 24-hour care has been awarded compensation totalling £22m.’
BBC News, 12th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Emma-Louise Fenelon talks with 1 Crown Office Row’s Suzanne Lambert about a recent High Court decision – YAH v Medway NHS Foundation Trust which addressed the issue of claims brought as a result of psychiatric harm arising out of childbirth.’
Law Pod UK, 3rd December 2018
Source: audioboom.com
‘Khan v MNX [2017] EWHC 2990 (QB). The Court of Appeal has held that a mother who consults a doctor in order to avoid the birth of a child with one disability may not recover damages for the costs associated with a different disability.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th November 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A scandal-hit NHS trust where dozens of deaths are being investigated in order to protect mothers and babies has seen the number of cases of alleged poor care more than double to 215.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A hospital trust being investigated over baby deaths and subject to repeated warnings over patient safety across two sites has been put into special measures.’
BBC News, 8th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Emma-Louise Fenelon talks with Pritesh Rathod about the significance of clinical guidelines in his clinical negligence practice and recent controversy involving maternal choice caesareans, Montgomery and relevant NICE Guidelines.’
Law Pod UK, 1st November 2018
Source: audioboom.com
‘Health watchdogs have been sent into a scandal-hit hospital trust where dozens of deaths are being investigated in order to protect mothers and babies. The Care Quality Commission said it was taking “urgent action to protect people” at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust after a snap inspection found that doctors were failing to spot worrying symptoms on baby scans.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘More than 100 cases of alleged poor care are reportedly set to be reviewed at a beleaguered maternity unit.’
The Independent, 20th September 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A scandal-hit trust is facing calls for a wider probe into dozens of deaths at a hospital’s maternity unit, it was reported last night.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Cardiotocography traces form a central piece of documentary evidence in litigation related to adverse perinatal outcomes, which are alleged to have arisen due to events that took place during the labour and/or delivery of the baby. Cardiotocography is therefore an important element to get to grips with for any practitioner when working on birth injury cases. Errors in electronic fetal heart rate monitoring or cardiotocography are a common theme in such cases with injuries to the baby including cerebral palsy, stillbirth and scarring and injuries to the mother including damage to the mother’s perineum or vagina resulting in disability which limits sexual intercourse, lack of control of bladder/bowel function and of course psychological or psychiatric sequelae. A recent review by NHS Resolution in September 2017 found that 32 out of the 50 cerebral palsy cases looked at, involved errors of cardiotocography interpretation. This article is a beginner’s guide to cardiotocography for application in medical negligence cases.’
No. 5 Chambers, 31st July 2018
Source: www.no5.com
‘A 12-year-old girl who has forged a child modelling career despite suffering severe cerebral palsy since her birth has won over £15 million in NHS compensation.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The families of children who died because of major care failures by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, have received an apology from the body meant to protect patients and the public from unsafe nurses and midwives.’
The Independent, 17th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A doctor who caused a baby to be decapitated during birth has been cleared of misconduct and can return to work.’
The Independent, 6th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A gynaecologist who caused an unborn baby to be accidentally decapitated in her mother’s womb has been found guilty of medical misconduct.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The NHS has made a near record £19m payout to the parents of girl left brain damaged after jaundice treatment went wrong. The nine-year-old was born at King’s College Hospital with severe jaundice and her lawyers claimed there was a negligent delay in giving her a total blood transfusion.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Sri Lankan refugee who could not speak English has won a legal battle against the NHS after her child was brain damaged after hospital staff did not explain the importance of feeding a newborn.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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