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Our medical negligence team specialises in amputation and lost limb compensation cases. For guidance on making a claim for compensation for amputation due to medical negligence call our FREE LEGAL HELPLINE on 0333 888 0412 or send us brief details

Head injury medical negligence in A&E Most people, if asked what sort of incident would give rise to brain damage, would probably have a vision of something drastic, acutely traumatic, violent and obvious. The popular perception is of serious car

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 patients in their care. The report ordered by Health Secretary Jeremy

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 pain at some point in our lives. Back pain and neck

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 that the Government will review the number of nurses and doctors

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 suffers from congenital cerebral palsy, including tetraplegia and epilepsy, and is

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 the press that Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust failed to investigate

Claiming compensation for psychiatric injury caused by medical negligence Patients can claim compensation for psychiatric injury caused by medical negligence. In fact not only can patients make a claim, but what is less widely appreciated is that psychiatric injury claims

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 view that, above all, doctors know best. After all, it’s logical

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 of clinical negligence valued up to £100k. It is proposed that