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Changes to the ICAS Code of Ethics – what do the changes mean for ICAS firms?
Zoe Beels
22 August 2023
Assessing newborn babies – some processes are ‘not fit-for-purpose’ for Black, Asian and ethnic minorities
Recent reports from the NHS Race and Health Observatory (an independent body created to examine ethnic inequalities), and the Government’s Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) highlight that ethnic minority babies are at a greater risk of inaccurate assessments, late diagnosis of conditions and poorer outcomes than white babies.
15 August 2023
Compensating for ‘lost years’ – It’s time to iron out the inconsistencies
Claiming compensation for ‘lost years’ within cases for personal injury and clinical negligence is an area which many find highly confusing. As it stands the law allows adult and adolescent claimants to recover compensation for sums they would have earned had they not been injured and their life expectancy reduced.
16 March 2020
Report reveals secrecy and fear in maternity unit in a Devon hospital
We heard from the BBC news today that a report that they had finally gained access to, revealed a lack of trust and low staff morale contributing to a series of problems in maternity care at North Devon Health Care NHS Trust between 2013 and 2018.
23 January 2020
What has happened at East Kent NHS Foundation Trust? Stillbirths and making each baby count
The Trust (which the Care Quality Commission rates as “Requiring Improvement”) manages five different hospitals. The BBC article startlingly sets out that from as long ago as 2015 the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists were reviewing maternity care, amid "concerns over the working culture".
12 December 2019
What happens when medical treatment hurts a bit more than it should?
I have just finished reading Adam Kay’s brilliant memoir “This is Going to Hurt”. Adam was a junior doctor who specialised on obstetrics, and his book is very funny, and very moving. He talks about the physical and emotional exhaustion, and the terrible responsibility of knowing that although obstetrics is mostly about safe outcomes for both mum and baby, there will inevitably be some cases that result in catastrophe such as maternal death, or children with cerebral palsy.
