After a series of short notice inspections in August 2023, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has produced detailed reports rating the maternity services at the Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital in Burton-Upon-Trent as ‘inadequate’.
Our claims team are celebrating an evening of success after Suzanne Munroe won Clinical Negligence Lawyer of the Year at the annual Personal Injury Awards 2023.
Switalskis represent a significant number of the families who were named on the criminal indictment and are proud to assist Lady Justice Thirlwall, with her Inquiry into the crimes of Lucy Letby.
The Maternity Safety Alliance has been set up by bereaved families to campaign for an investigation and ultimately better maternity care.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has reported that 65 percent of maternity services across the UK have been rated as inadequate or requiring improvement. Clare Gooch looks at the problem.
A York woman is calling for a more robust antenatal monitoring process at York Hospital, following the loss of her unborn baby.
Sepsis, also known as blood poisoning, is the immune system’s overreaction to an infection or injury. Both severe sepsis, and the resultant septic shock, are medical emergencies that can lead to multi organ failure and death.