‘A senior surgeon with “poor vision” accidentally removed a woman’s ovary instead of her appendix and then told bosses it was a “trifling error”.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A family member of a victim of the “biggest treatment disaster in the history of the NHS” plans to launch a landmark legal case amid allegations of a Government cover-up.’
The Independent, 10th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The parents of a baby with a rare genetic condition have launched an appeal after a judge said it was in their son’s “best interests” for life support to be withdrawn.’
The Independent, 2nd May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Hundreds of private patients of Ian Paterson, the rogue breast surgeon facing jail for mutilating women, may be denied compensation due to a legal loophole.
Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Thousands of people with haemophilia were infected with HIV and hepatitis as a result of NHS treatments in the 1970s and 80s. But their families are still seeking a public inquiry into the scandal.’
BBC News, 10th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In Willmott–v- Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (2017) EWCA Civ 181 the Court of Appeal considered whether a Judge’s comment during a clinical negligence trial had the objective appearance of bias or prejudging the evidence.’
Zenith PI Blog, 28th March 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The first case settled under controversial new compensation rules for serious injuries has seen an NHS trust forced to nearly triple its payout to a 10-year-old girl left with cerebral palsy from £3.8m to £9.3m.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The parents of a seven-month-old baby who are challenging doctors in court to keep him on life support say they deserve the right to judge his care.’
BBC News, 7th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has backed the decision of the London Borough of Barnet to vaccinate a looked after baby against the wishes of his mother.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th February 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A woman with a learning disability who died whilst in the intensive care unit of a hospital was not in ‘state detention’, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th January 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A British university has been fined £400,000 after two of its students were left fighting for their lives following a botched science experiment.’
The Independent, 25th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A primary school teacher who was “terrified” of giving birth died following failures and inadequate treatment at hospital, a coroner has ruled as her family said the truth had finally been acknowledged.’
BBC News, 16th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Doctors should stop providing life support treatment to a police officer who was left in a minimally conscious state after a road accident, a judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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