14 May 2024

Damning report into the standard of maternity care and services from the #BirthTraumaInquiry prompts apology from Government minister

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma has issued a damning report about the standard of maternity care and services entitled Listen to Mums: Ending the Postcode Lottery on Perinatal Care p...

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10 May 2024

HSE issues report on work-related fatal injuries

Falls when working at height remain the most common kind of workplace fatality. HSE has released the latest annual fatality statistics and there were 40 fatal injuries caused by falling from height in...

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01 May 2024

Report reveals cost of cancer misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis of cancer claims

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust have reportedly paid out £2.7 million in damages for misdiagnosis and delay in cancer diagnosis. The Health Ombudsman for England has warned that many cancer pa...

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17 April 2024

Compensation of £35,000 secured for avoidable still birth following shoulder dystocia

The specialist clinical negligence team at Curtis Law Solicitors has secured a settlement of £35,000 from South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust after establishing that the failure to prop...

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