Figures in the annual report of NHS Resolution, which handles litigation against the Health Service, show that parents made 232 claims against maternity units after newborns suffered cerebral palsy or brain damage in 2016/17. Read On
Written by Tom Barnes on 1 August 2017
Lord Justice Jackson’s review of civil litigation, including a recommendation for fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence cases up to £25,000, has now been published and can be accessed here. Read On
Written by Tom Barnes on 28 July 2017
New government plans may make it difficult for the NHS to learn from its mistakes and also deny those bereaved by the blunders unable to find a lawyer who can help them according to a report in The Telegraph. Read On
It has recently been revealed that thousands of patients data sent between GP’s and hospitals have remained undelivered. According to the BBC, the company NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) were employed in the East Midlands, South West and North-East London to redirect mail for the NHS. Read On
Written by Tom Barnes on 16 June 2017
We are very pleased to announce that Brindley Twist Tafft & James has been awarded the Specialist Quality Mark (SQM). Read On
Written by Tom Barnes on 19 May 2017
The Ministry of Justice consultation "Personal injury discount rate: how it should be set in future" closed on 11th May. The consultation was first opened in March and is aimed at people and organisations with an interest in personal injury claims and damages in the UK. Read On
On 30th January 2017, the Department of Health published a 12 week consultation, closing on 2nd May 2017, seeking views on proposals to introduce a system of Fixed Recoverable Costs in Lower Value Clinical Negligence Claims. Read On
Written by Tom Barnes on 21 April 2017
Following an investigation ordered by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt into the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, inspectors have found that safety in maternity services "needed further improvement" as reported by the BBC. Read On
Written by Richard Stanford on 28 March 2017
Thirty-four year old David Kinnie featured on BBC Midlands Today on 21 March 2017. He has asked for his story to be told. David Kinnie suffered with a painful right hip from around 2008. It was initially put down to his weight, but did not improve despite very significant weight loss. Read On
Official figures released by NHS Litigation Authority, the body that deals with claims on behalf of the NHS, show that the NHS set aside £56 billion in 2016 to pay for medical mistakes made by their staff. This represents almost half of the total NHS budget of £116 billion. This figure is almost double the £31 billion put aside in 2014 and up from £665 million in 2005/6. Read On
