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Accountancy regulators confront AI cheating in exams
Zoe Beels
21 September 2023
Sepsis claims and ‘Martha’s Rule’
Sepsis is a leading cause of death in the UK and many of those that survive are left with life changing injuries. NHS Resolution, reports that sepsis is among the three most common cases brought against the NHS. Claims relating to sepsis are often because of failings in diagnosis or treatment.
19 September 2023
Birth Injury Claims: Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy
‘One of the most devastating complications that can result from medical mismanagement during labour and delivery is hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy’ (K McCombe and D G Bogod).
Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE) is a term used to describe brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen (hypoxia) and / or a diminished amount of blood reaching a baby’s brain. HIE can occur during pregnancy, birth or shortly thereafter.
7 September 2023
Spotlight on clinical negligence and prostate cancer: GP failures with Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing
Kirsty has a varied caseload of medical negligence and personal injury matters. Her medical negligence work includes child cerebral palsy and adult brain injury cases, as well as fatal claims (including inquests), loss of sight cases, as well as failure to diagnose cancer and gynaecological claims.
6 September 2023
Scrapping cancer targets – can this really help patient outcomes when critical staff shortages remain?
The government has announced plans to scrap many current cancer targets - including the ‘two week wait’ when being referred for suspected cancer - in favour of a ‘Faster Diagnosis Standard’. As a lawyer specialising in cases relating to delayed diagnosis of cancer, I am particularly interested in these changes and what impact they might have on legal claims.
22 August 2023
James Bell speaks to LBC radio about the emerging NHS failings surrounding the Lucy Letby case
Kingsley Napley’s James Bell has been interviewed by Shelagh Fogarty on LBC radio to give his views, as head of clinical negligence, on shocking evidence that the NHS failed to respond sufficiently to concerns raised by staff - including consultants - regarding neonatal nurse Lucy Letby. Letby has been convicted of the murder of seven newborn babies and the attempted murders of six more. A number of surviving victims have been left with life changing disabilities, including cerebral palsy.