Coming to terms with the death of a loved one can be an extremely sensitive and upsetting time. Understandably, this time can become deeply distressing when the circumstances of their death are unclear, or unknown.
Throughout August it is National Road Victim Month and it is important to shed light on individuals injured/killed by accidents on the road. This awareness month is supported by the charity RoadPeace and they are campaigning to raise awareness by using the hashtag #CrashNotAccident.
INQUEST and Women in Prison have formed a powerful collation of signatories to call on the government to immediately reduce the number of prisoners and detainees in detention centres in light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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.
INQUEST have found that in 2018/19, ten people died each week following release from prison and every two days, someone took their own life. This is a six fold increase in suicide among those on post-custody supervision from 24 in 2010-11 to 153 in 2018-19, according to the Guardian. Director of INQUEST, Deborah Coles, has described these figures as ‘deeply disturbing’, stating that they require ‘urgent scrutiny’.
Our Clinical Negligence team hosted their ‘Informed Consent…the debate’ conference with Parklane Plowden on the 26 September 2019.
BBC’s File on 4 will explore the challenges faced by families at inquests, paying close attention to the lack of access to legal aid. The radio program has been informed that out of more than 600 requests for legal aid at inquests last year, almost half of these applications were refused.
August has been identified as the month in which the most road fatalities occur, Natalie Marrison from our personal injury department discusses the support available for victims of road accidentals.
