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Accountancy regulators confront AI cheating in exams
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.
8 August 2023
Shining a light on ophthalmology treatment – reflections of a medical negligence lawyer
Within my practice, I specialise in claims relating to eye care and sight loss. As a result, I am acutely aware of the difficulties facing ophthalmology (the area of medicine dealing with the eyes) at the current time. Here, I consider the main reasons for negligence claims, some of the quite surprising problems facing ophthalmology services and what the future may hold.
4 August 2023
Problems in cancer care – could Artificial Intelligence be an answer?
There are critical staff shortages across the NHS, including radiologists, resulting in delays for cancer patients. Delays in diagnosis and treatment can be extremely serious and even fatal. Sadly, all clinical negligence solicitors have seen such cases on a regular basis. However, revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that can read scans, detect cancer, target radiotherapy and even predict disease risk appear to provide real hope for our currently overstretched NHS cancer services.
1 August 2023
An in depth look at the challenges presented by Caesarean Section and Impacted Fetal Head
Incidents of babies suffering brain injuries associated with impacted fetal head (IFH) at caesarean section have been rising in recent years with a corresponding increase in claims for medical negligence. Despite this there is no consensus among the medical community about how to manage these births.