I was shocked to read today of an inquest into the death of a baby which has been halted by the Avon coroner. Criminal charges are said to be under consideration. The baby died from brain damage caused by oxygen starvation five days after his birth at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. The labour […]

How long do you spend buying a pair of shoes? Ten minutes? Five? Fifteen at the most? What about a bicycle? Perhaps weeks of research followed by 15 minutes in the shop? Your first home? Months of viewings followed by hours and hours of meticulous research and planning? Maybe you would get some advice: perhaps […]

Jennie Henderson has recently joined following six years spent in private practice and with the NHS Litigation Authority. Jennie has worked in the personal injury & clinical negligence field since 2010, and was part of the team that secured over £15 million in the leading cerebral palsy case of Robshaw v United Lincolnshire NHS Trust. […]

The Royal College of Surgeons has today published a variety of online resources and advice for patients considering cosmetic surgery. The new webpage includes a handy printable checklist of questions that patients should ask their surgeon before consenting to a procedure. Patients are encouraged to take the checklist to the first consultation and discuss each […]

By Alicia Cannon. I was intrigued by recent reports that a new blood test can detect serious brain injuries. Brain injury is the leading cause of death and disability in young people. To diagnose brain injuries, scans are performed but this can cause delay and lead to patients’ conditions deteriorating and in the worst case […]

By Alicia Cannon. The research, part-funded by the British Heart Foundation and the National Institute of Health Research, showed the increase of heart attack treatment gives nine in ten patients fighting chance of survival. The use of emergency stenting treatment (PPCI), also known as angioplasty, increased from 0.1% in 2003 to 86% in 2013 for […]