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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
7 April 2022
Cojanu -v- Essex Partnership University NHS Trust: Update on Fundamental Dishonesty
On 2 February 2022 Mr Justice Richie gave Judgment on Cojanu, a clinical negligence claim where the Defendant advanced a defence of fundamental dishonesty.
5 April 2022
Ockenden Report: inadequate investigations into deaths of mothers and babies and a culture of silence
Last week the Ockenden report was finally published. A team of Midwives and Doctors, headed by Midwife, Donna Ockenden reviewed the maternity care given to 1,148 families between 2000 – 2019. The report made for shocking reading.
27 October 2021
Breast Cancer: The Most Common Cancer in the UK
Breast cancer accounts for almost 15% of all new cancer cases and affects both men and women. There are an estimated 150 new cases every day. Sarah Harding’s death earlier this year was a tragic reminder that breast cancer also affects young and premenopausal women.
20 October 2021
Brownlie v Four Seasons Group
Today the Supreme Court has handed down its Judgment in this long-running case, and in plain terms, Lady Brownlie has won the Appeal.
29 September 2021
Maternity Services in England
On 6 July 2021, the Health and Social Care Committee published its report into maternity care in England. The report looks at maternity care across the country and analyses the progress of the Government so far in its commitments to improving maternity care.