The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report this month (December 2016) entitled “Learning, Candour and Accountability”, which found that the health service across England is failing to fully…

Medical negligence lawyer Oliver Thorne shares his experiences of the legal consequences of painkiller addiction Many of us will have consulted our GP about pain at some point in…

Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has issued an apology to the family of a baby who died of blood poisoning which the NHS 111 helpline and his GP had failed…

We were instructed to pursue a claim by the father of a 42 year old man (A) who suffers from congenital cerebral palsy, including tetraplegia and epilepsy, and is…

Medical Negligence Lawyer, Oliver Thorne, reviews the approach to patient complaints taken by NHS Trusts and calls for a more empathetic and transparent  framework It has been reported in…

Victims of medical negligence can claim compensation for psychiatric injury as well as their physical injuries. However, what is less widely appreciated is that psychiatric injury claims are not…

Supreme Court turns away from Bolam to adopt a more patient-based approach Historically, in cases of medical negligence, the courts have consistently taken the rather simplistic view that, above…

Access to Justice Fears Rise as Government Tries to Kerb Legal Costs The Government has announced plans to reduce costs to the NHS by fixing legal fees in cases…

Medical Negligence Lawyer Oliver Thorne Looks at Fatal Accident Compensation and Asks Whether Bereavement Damages in England and Wales Are Sufficient What are bereavement damages and what amount can…