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Victims of Fraud Series Part 3: “What can I do if the fraudster has disappeared?” - Persons Unknown Injunctions
Elliot Grosvenor-Taylor
4 September 2018
“Please, write to me”: Welcome Guidance from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
In this blog Kate Rohde welcomes the new Guidance from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges called "Please write to me"; she discusses the importance of patient centre care and communication. The absence of which can cause medical negligence claims to arise.
3 September 2018
"Toxic bickering" at St George's Hospital leading to 150 deaths - A Management Oversight?
The Times report on Friday 31 August 2018 – “Coroner is considering fresh inquests after 150 deaths at St George’s Hospital heart unit” – makes for sad reading. It seems that an internal report has revealed “toxic” bickering between rival camps within the hospital. In this blog, Kate Rohde, Partner in the Medical Negligence team raises some key questions around the kind of environment junior doctors are having to work under and the responsibility of hospital management to maintain a more collaborative environment.
17 August 2018
Dr Bawa-Garba – the Impact on Patient Safety
On Monday the Court of Appeal reinstated Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba to the medical register after she was struck off earlier this year following her criminal conviction for gross negligence manslaughter in 2015.
It is a case which has garnered considerable interest and raised significant concerns amongst the medical profession, particularly junior doctors, who feel that Dr Bawa-Garba was unfairly made a scapegoat for systemic failings within the NHS.
25 July 2018
Settlement of Medical Negligence Claims
As solicitors who represent seriously injured children and adults in clinical negligence claims, we are aware that, while Claimants need access to compensation, they may be worried by the prospect of a trial.
19 July 2018
Mediation is a win for all in clinical negligence
Richard Lodge makes a strong argument for mediation and the benefit to victim patients, NHS Trusts and GP practices and the lawyers involved on both sides.
