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Specialist solicitors in our Women’s Health Team got a behind the scenes look at research funded by Wellbeing of Women to change the health of…
Recent reports that patients are discovering life‑changing diagnoses – including cancer – through the NHS app have sparked widespread concern. The Telegraph reported earlier this…
The Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) programme is designed to improve the quality and safety of maternity care by understanding what led to a…
Girls and young women continue to be unsupported and unheard when it comes to their menstrual health, a new Government report has concluded. The House…
At the end of January, I attended Parliament for the first Maternity APPG of 2026 chaired by the formidable Michelle Welsh MP. We heard from…
Yaser Jabbar, a paediatric surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), harmed 94 children under his care at the hospital, an internal investigation has concluded.…
Baroness Amos, chair of the review into maternity care set up by Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said that what she has seen so far “has…
Cancer in men is often associated with prostate cancer, however testicular cancer, penile cancer and male breast cancer also affect many men in the UK…
In a previous blog, I considered the bereavement award in fatal accident claims. In particular, I reviewed the value of the award, who would be eligible…
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the UK, with nearly 35,000 people losing their lives to it each year. November is…
At the end of September, I attended the Labour Party Conference, where justice was a major focus but one key point was missing. One of…
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with one woman diagnosed every 10 minutes. In the UK, around 55,000 women and 400 men are diagnosed with…
The new Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm (ROCA) offers a bespoke risk assessment for high-risk women, giving their doctors more accurate sets of data to…
GPs will be urged to make further investigations into patients whose symptoms do not improve after three appointments, after a woman died because of a…
A health service that learns openly is inherently a safer one. BBK has long maintained that real progress depends on genuine transparency, timely learning and…
The announcement of a national inquiry into maternity care is a welcome step forward, but it cannot be the end of the conversation. For too…
It is widely accepted there is a ‘postcode lottery’ when it comes to care in the NHS. Discrepancies can be caused by variation of funding,…
Action must be taken to address health inequalities for women, those with disabilities and those from ethnic minority communities. Health disparities are not isolated incidents…
The 14 hospital trusts involved in a national maternity investigation have been named as the Government moves to improve care for women and babies. In…
A landmark Government inquiry into polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has revealed the care system for those living with PCOS is failing at nearly every turn.…
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