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I will preface Part 2 of this blog by adding a note that due to the sheer number of relevant cases (I have referenced 5 in total) this blog has been split into two parts. I would urge you to read both...

I will preface this blog by saying that due to the sheer number of relevant cases (I have referenced 5 in total) this blog has been split into two parts. I would urge you to read both parts for the co...

There is no shortage of medical-based dramas gracing the small screen. Whilst the accuracy of some no doubt leaves a lot to be desired, as I was watching Episode 5, Season 1 of Grey’s Anatomy (yes I...

What is an Inquest? An Inquest is a public judicial inquiry into the death of an individual. It is ultimately a fact-finding process where a Coroner will answer four important questions: Who t...

Last week Donna Ockenden produced her comprehensive, considered, and heart-breaking report[1] into maternity care across at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. Throughout those 250 pages sh...

Legal Aid, once a panacea and then squeezed to within an inch of its life, has recently opened its doors a little wider for bereaved families. The recent changes If a loved one dies whilst unde...

Today’s Supreme Court decision in Khan (Respondent) v Meadows (Appellant) [2021] UKSC 21 Defendant and Claimant clinical negligence solicitors alike have been waiting for the Supreme Court decisi...

Within the NHS there are a plethora of different ways for mistakes in treatment to be learned from and patient safety improved: NHS Trusts conduct internal investigations; there is the Duty of...