Today, 10 July 2023, we witness a significant moment for families affected by poor maternity care at Nottingham NHS Trust hospitals. The chair of the…
Concussion in children’s sports is a serious issue. The first UK-wide Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sports seeks to help players, coaches, parents, schools, National Governing…
Work pressures are driving nurses and midwives away, according to the BBC, commenting on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s [NMC] latest annual report. As experienced…
It was flabbergasting to read that, earlier this year, the Care Quality Commission [CQC] had considered shutting down the maternity services at two hospitals in…
It is really worrying to read headlines this morning that the Care Quality Commission considered shutting a maternity unit in East Kent in early 2023.…
As specialist child brain injury lawyers, some of our clients’ cases are being investigated under the NHS Early Notification Scheme. As a government-run scheme, scrutinising…
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) maternity investigation programme was set up in 2018 to independently investigate harm and deaths in maternity units in England;…
BBK’s specialist Child Brain Injury solicitors are launching a dedicated and free of charge legal Clinic for parents of babies referred to The NHS Early…
Around Christmas 2022, I walked from my home to a dental appointment, cross country. This was due to the lack of pavements near to where…
It is both shameful and unacceptable that in 2023, racism is resulting in poorer maternity care in the NHS. The Women and Equalities Committee, chaired…
It is both incredibly worrying and sad to hear of yet another hospital scandal last week, this time surrounding paediatric and neonatal care at Kettering…
The Child Brain Injury team at Bolt Burdon Kemp, represent children and families whose lives have been impacted by hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). We are…
Since I joined the Child Brain Injury team at Bolt Burdon Kemp as a paralegal, I have been keen to learn about innovative and imaginative…
I am an Associate Solicitor with Bolt Burdon Kemp in the Child Brain Injury team. For many years I have acted for individuals who have…
Kettering General Hospital (Kettering) has been accused of multiple failures in providing appropriate and safe medical care, within their paediatric emergency department (‘Skylark ward’), which…
Winter can be an especially stressful time for parents and children with special needs, as the bad weather means children are forced to spend time…
Brain injuries in children can happen in a number of circumstances. The signs and symptoms can often be difficult to identify, particularly where the injury…
As a Solicitor in the Child Brain Injury team at Bolt Burdon Kemp, I am amazed at the strength and determination of the families who…
As we enter the winter season, I’m sure many of you reading this are getting yourselves ready for a ski trip. I am fortunate enough…
It’s Road Safety Week, Brake’s biggest annual road safety campaign. Road traffic collisions are a major cause of death worldwide, accounting for more than 1.2…
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