A report published by national charity Baby Lifeline in November 2018 has found that as many as three out of every four baby deaths or injuries were avoidable. Its Mind the Gap report also found that midwives, doctors, paramedics and nurses were either unaware of or ignored official guidelines when
The government’s ambitious announcement on 30 December to make the NHS “the best place to give birth in the world” should be met with caution. The Department of Health and Social Care’s objectives include improving the safety, quality and continuity of care for women. The plans promise more neonatal nurses
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recently inspected the hospitals run by The North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust revealing that essential changes are still required in its maternity services. The Trust, which runs the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven and a birthing centre at the
Recent news of the preventable death of an autistic six-year-old girl following multiple missed opportunities to properly diagnose and treat her, is sadly an incident that is becoming all too common. The girl’s parents reported that medical staff had treated them with ‘arrogance’. The parents also stated that the medical
We secured a seven figure payout for a client who suffered a preventable catastrophic brain injury at birth.
We secured a £multi-million settlement for our client who suffered an avoidable injury during spinal surgery during her teens which left her paralysed from the
Diane Rostron spoke to the Lancashire Telegraph about how being the youngest of ten children set up her up well for becoming a leading medical
