It has recently been reported that two NHS Trusts – Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust and Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – have paid millions in damages relating to two claims involving children. 

Nottingham Magistrates Court handed down their sentence to Nottingham University Hospital Trust for the failures that led to Wynter Andrews’ death.

As we head into cervical cancer prevention week, many young women will been shocked to learn of the many deaths that occurred in the last few years as a result of cervical cancer.

The government has been in debate over the costs of clinical negligence claims for many years. The argument has always been that the cost of litigation in a claim is too high.

The NHS plans to recruit more than 1,000 GP assistants to help tackle the significant backlog of patient appointments and to allow GPs more time to treat patients.

We recognise that medical negligence resulting in death or a life altering injury leads to many unanswered questions, which intensifies the grieving process. 

Nottingham University Hospital (NUH) has been further criticised this week for a backlog of incomplete Serious Incident Reports.

Many have described Dr Kirkup’s report as a harrowing read following its publication on 19 October 2022 and they’re not wrong.