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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report entitled “Learning, Candour and Accountability”, which found that the health service across England is failing to fully investigate deaths of patients in their care. The report ordered by Health Secretary Jeremy

The legal consequences of painkiller addiction Painkiller addiction lawyer Oliver Thorne shares his thoughts on the law and recovering compensation. Many of us will have consulted our GP about pain at some point in our lives. Back pain and neck

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 that the Government will review the number of nurses and doctors

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 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 the press that Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust failed to investigate

Claiming compensation for psychiatric injury caused by medical negligence Our team was ranked among the top medical negligence solicitors in England and Wales by the leading legal review website, ReviewSolicitors, in March 2025. For a free consultation with a specialist solicitor

Supreme Court turns away from Bolam to adopt a more patient-based approach to informed consent. Historically, in cases of medical negligence, the courts have consistently taken the rather simplistic view that, above all, doctors know best. After all, it’s logical

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 of clinical negligence valued up to £100k. It is proposed that

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 can be claimed from whoever has negligently caused the death. Since

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 been a clinical negligence specialist for almost 10 years and have