If your child has experienced complications around birth, and you're worried about their development, you may be feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, and looking for answers. You're not alone and support is available.

At Switalskis, our priority is and always has been patient safety, meaningful reform and preventing future harm.

An early-stage criminal investigation is now underway into the care of cardiac patients who underwent TAVI procedures at Castle Hill Hospital in Hull, part of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in East Yorkshire.

Birth-related brain injuries can happen in an instant, but their effects often last a lifetime. Conditions such as Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE), which is when a baby’s brain doesn’t receive enough oxygen or blood during pregnancy, labour or shortly after birth, can lead to long-term challenges for both the child and their family.

Concerns about maternity safety at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTH) continue to mount, as new evidence points to widespread and longstanding failings in care.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a new, rapid national investigation into maternity care across England.

At Switalskis, we represent a large number of families affected by serious failings in maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH).

In November 2018, baby Leo Thomson was born prematurely by emergency caesarean section at Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax. Tragically, Leo died just one day later at Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice in Huddersfield, after suffering brain damage at birth.