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Landmark High Court ruling confirms availability of civil remedies for criminally sanctioned Companies Act breaches
Richard Clayman
2 July 2014
Identifying problems before a baby is born: Antenatal diagnosis of fetal anomaly
When a child is born with a serious health problem or disability, parents have the difficult task of coming to terms with the condition and learning to meet their child’s additional needs. In this situation, questions sometimes arise as to whether the pregnancy was managed appropriately and whether the problem should have been diagnosed antenatally.
5 June 2014
Whistleblowers ignored at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital leading to the death of 5 patients
An article published in the Telegraph magazine on Monday 2nd June highlights that NHS trusts continue to ignore concerns raised by staff about colleagues.
2 June 2014
2014 Vision UK Conference – let’s not lose sight of the problem
Members of Kingsley Napley will be volunteering at the 2014 Vision UK Conference (the leading eye health and sight loss sector conference) on 12 June 2014 to show their support towards some of the treatment initiatives being implemented to improve overall patient referral waiting time such as the Adult UK Sight Loss Pathway.
We are committed to the campaign for the prevention of avoidable sight loss in the UK, and to assist patients who have suffered preventable sight loss (together with their families) by using awards of compensation - in cases where treatment providers have been found to be negligent - to fund the best possible rehabilitation packages (including the use of assistive technologies where recommended).
14 May 2014
"If doctors fear being sued, taking away that fear might help patients" Response to Guardian article
Richard P Grant's article in the Guardian yesterday suggests that Lord Saatchi's medical innovation bill will make it easier for patients to obtain experimental treatment.
13 May 2014
Labour wards not for “straightforward births’ says NICE
This BBC headline today comments on draft advice issued by NICE – the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence which suggests that healthy women experiencing a “straightforward” or “low risk” pregnancy should be encouraged to give birth in a midwife-led unit rather than a traditional labour ward.