Switalskis specialist medical negligence solicitors have responded after a Care Quality Commission inspection (CQC) identified significant shortfalls in standards of care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust.

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Switalskis’ specialist medical negligence solicitors express their concerns after an investigation found evidence that patients have suffered harm following delays in diagnosis and access to specialist care through the NHS referral process.

Reports of a deaf patient receiving the wrong vaccine due to a lack of British Sign Language interpreting support have raised concerns about ongoing communication issues for deaf patients across the NHS. The cases highlight the serious consequences of inadequate communication and the need for better access to BSL interpreters for deaf patients.

‘Deeply concerning’: that is the view of expert medical negligence solicitors after reports emerged that an NHS radiology consultant at the Royal Derby Hospital has been investigated over the death of a patient, with other patients found to have suffered avoidable harm.

Switalskis’ specialist medical negligence solicitors in Northern Lincolnshire and Grimsby have expressed deep concern after news emerged that more than 70 consultants at a hospital trust in the region had signed a letter of no confidence in their senior management.

Patients and families of patients treated by former St Helier Hospital respiratory consultant Dr Veronica Varney for interstitial lung disease (ILD) must be kept fully informed as further reviews into their care take place, say specialist medical negligence solicitors at Switalskis.

Medical negligence experts at Switalskis say the temporary suspension of births at a Devon hospital is a further sign of the escalating crisis in NHS maternity services which needs urgent government attention.