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 investigate deaths of patients in their care. The report ordered by

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 our lives. Back pain and neck pain are particularly common. On

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 to diagnose. Hunt say’s ‘sorry’ to William Mead’s parents Mr Hunt

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 wheelchair bound. A is a resident at a care home and

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

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 just confined to the patient.  The duty of care owed by

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 all, doctors know best. After all, it’s logical that questions of

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

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 be claimed? Within the current legal framework (as at June 2015),

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