NHS England launches three year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services By Ciaran Claffey, Heather Durston-Hillyer The past few years have seen the publication of some important reports that have highlighted…
High Court delivers judgment in obstetric case relating to care provided in 1996 By Mark Ashley, Ciaran Claffey On 11 January 2023 Mr Justice Ritchie handed down judgment in the case of CNZ v Royal Bath…
The Final Ockenden Report By Ciaran Claffey, Sean Doherty, , Emily Senior The Final Ockenden Report is an Independent Review of the Maternity Services at the Shrewsbury and…
NHS Resolution publishes 3 reports following thematic review of claims relating to care provided in Emergency Departments in England By Sean Doherty, Ciaran Claffey, Heather Durston-Hillyer, NHS Resolution has published three important reports on claims arising out of care provided in…
World Patient Safety Day By Ciaran Claffey, Sean Doherty This year the theme of the WHO’s World Patient Safety Day is dedicated to the need to prioritise…
Health and Social Care Committee publishes wide-ranging report on the safety of maternity services in England By Ciaran Claffey The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee, under the chairmanship of Jeremy Hunt MP,…
Getting It Right First Time (“GIRFT”) publishes clinical practice guide for improving the management of adult COVID-19 patients in secondary care By Heather Durston-Hillyer, Sean Doherty, Ciaran Claffey, GIRFT aims to help to improve the quality of care provided by the NHS by reducing variations in the…
Court of Appeal provides valuable guidance on cauda equina syndrome claims By Mark Ashley, Ciaran Claffey Hewes v (1) West Hertfordshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, (2) East of England Ambulance Service NHS…
NHS Resolution relaunches Maternity Incentive Scheme Year 3 By Sean Doherty, Heather Durston-Hillyer, Ciaran Claffey NHS Resolution launched its “Maternity Incentive Scheme” in 2018 to support the Department of…
Informed Consent: The Importance of Clear Documentation By Ciaran Claffey The recent decision of the High Court in the case of Pepper v Royal Free London NHS Foundation…
Is It Always Negligent To Get It “Wrong”? By Ciaran Claffey, Benjamin Newall The recent decision of the High Court in the case of Brady v Southend University Hospital NHS…
Mustard v Flower: Is it Fair Game for a Claimant to Covertly Record Examinations by Medical Experts? By Mark Ashley, Ciaran Claffey The question of what was said by a Claimant during an appointment with a medical expert can often…
New Sepsis Requirement for NHS Trusts By Mark Ashley, Ciaran Claffey The NHS's fight against sepsis stepped up a gear on 1 April 2019, when its standard contract was…
Do the benefits of Part 36 always kick in when a Claimant beats the offer at Trial? By Ciaran Claffey, Benjamin Newall The recent decision of Foskett J in the case of JMX v Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals NHS…