- Sepsis Misdiagnosis claims Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has issued an apology to the family of a baby who died as a result of sepsis misdiagnosis. Mr Hunt has promised…
- Care home scold compensation claim We pursued a care home scold compensation claim on behalf of a 42 year old man, who for privacy we will call 'A', who…
- 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…
- Claiming compensation for psychiatric injury caused by medical negligence Patients can claim compensation for psychiatric injury caused by medical negligence. In fact not only can patients make a claim,…
- 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…
- Are bereavement damages in medical negligence cases sufficient? What are bereavement damages and what amount can be claimed? Within the current legal framework (as at June 2015), bereavement damages…
- Oliver Thorne, a specialist clinical negligence lawyer, has welcomed the Government’s announcement that a meningitis vaccine is to be offered to all babies by the National Health Service. “I have…
- First an attack on entitlement to Legal Aid. Then an attack on the ‘no win, no fee’ regime, meaning that people have to pay their own success fees. Now claimant’s are…