The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report entitled “Learning, Candour and Accountability”, which found that the health service across England is failing to fully investigate deaths of…

The legal consequences of painkiller addiction Painkiller addiction lawyer Oliver Thorne shares his thoughts on the law and recovering compensation. Many of us will have consulted our GP about…

Sepsis Misdiagnosis claims Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has issued an apology to the family of a baby who died as a result of sepsis misdiagnosis. Mr Hunt has promised…

Care home scold compensation claim We pursued a care home scold compensation claim on behalf of a 42 year old man, who for privacy we will call 'A', who…

Medical Negligence Lawyer, Oliver Thorne, reviews the approach to patient complaints taken by NHS Trusts and calls for a more empathetic and transparent  framework It has been reported in…

Claiming compensation for psychiatric injury caused by medical negligence Our team was ranked among the top medical negligence solicitors in England and Wales by the leading legal review website, ReviewSolicitors,…

Supreme Court turns away from Bolam to adopt a more patient-based approach to informed consent. Historically, in cases of medical negligence, the courts have consistently taken the rather simplistic…

Access to justice fears rise as Government tries to kerb legal costs. The Government has announced plans to reduce costs to the NHS by fixing legal fees in cases…

Are bereavement damages in medical negligence cases sufficient? What are bereavement damages and what amount can be claimed? Within the current legal framework (as at June 2015), bereavement damages…