Mike Walsh, Shoulder surgeon at Spire Healthcare Leeds remains under investigation following suspension in April 2018.

Almost 3 years after surgeon Ian Paterson was convicted for 17 counts of wounding with intent and 3 counts of unlawful wounding and imprisoned, the "Paterson Inquiry report" was released on the 4th February 2020.

Last week was #ChildMentalHealthWeek, a week which aims to remove the stigma surrounding children’s mental health by creating more awareness.

Further to our December blog on ‘the largest maternity scandal in the NHS’ in relation to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, it is reported that the NHS are still continually failing patients through their maternity service. Not only this, but they are colluding in the prevention of justice for those families at the hands of the negligent treatment.

Rehabilitation is increasingly being accessed by those who have unfortunately suffered personal injury in an accident. Natalie Marrison, Partner looks at how it can be better incorporated into clinical negligence claims.

In what has been coined the ‘largest maternity scandal in the NHS’, a leaked internal report in relation to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has highlighted continuous clinical malpractice between the years of 1979 and 2017.

In the recent case of CXB -v-North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, [2019] EWHC 2053 (QB), the Court found that clinical records should not necessarily be preferred over witness evidence, however did ultimately find that in this particular case, there was not sufficient material to find that the clinical record was unreliable or incorrect.

Natalie Marrison from our personal injury department discusses the importance of rehabilitation during a personal injury claim, in allowing the claimant to return to as close to their pre-accident lifestyle as possible.