Specialist medical negligence solicitors from Switalskis who are supporting clients who have suffered avoidable harm after breast cancer treatment at hospitals in County Durham have expressed ‘deep concern’ over reports that the Trust concerned is now to review the care of a further 4,500 women.

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.

A new NHS England report has revealed that trusts across Newcastle, Hull and Northern Lincolnshire reported a combined 20 so-called ‘never events’ during 2025/26, as more than 400 serious patient safety incidents were recorded across England.

Serious concerns have been raised about patient safety and standards of care at Broomfield Hospital, following a series of critical findings and ongoing scrutiny from regulators and public bodies.

Expert medical negligence and maternity specialists at Switalskis have described reports questioning the standard of care at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust as ‘seriously concerning and in need of urgent attention’.

Switalskis represents individuals who have raised serious concerns about orthopaedic treatment, including patients treated by consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dr Leslie Irwin, whose work is now under review at Spire Washington Hospital.

Expert medical negligence solicitors at Switalskis say the findings of a review  into the practice of limb reconstruction surgeon Yaser Jabbar at the world-famous Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) are ‘deeply troubling’.

Recent figures have raised ongoing concerns about patient safety within gynaecology services at Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG), which provides care at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole & District Hospital.