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Care Quality Commission considered shutting down East Kent maternity unit

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.…

By Claudia Hillemand
How to make a complaint to your healthcare provider

If you are not happy with the care you or a loved one has received, you are entitled to raise concerns or make a complaint.…

By Josh Hughes
Urgent action needed to tackle shameful race discrimination in NHS maternity care

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…

By Caroline Klage
Gross failings at Kettering General Hospital resulting in traumatic injuries for children

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…

By Jessica Nutting
Cervical Cancer and HPV screening: Have no fear, updates to the smear are here

Cervical Cancer Prevention week is the 23rd to the 29th January 2023 and aims to raise awareness of the risks of cervical cancer and help…

By Bolt Burdon Kemp
Vascular conditions and avoidable amputations

Vascular conditions are complications within your circulatory system and therefore affect the vessels that carry blood around your body. There are many vascular conditions people…

By Bolt Burdon Kemp
East Kent NHS Hospital Trust Maternity Care Crisis

The review into the maternity care crisis at East Kent NHS Hospitals Trust highlights yet again the need to genuinely and compassionately listen to and…

By Josh Hughes
Concern for patients of Mr Mian Munawar Shah

It has been reported that up to 600 NHS patients are to be recalled in relation to treatment provided by Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Mian Munawar…

By Josh Hughes
I need a carer – What should I do?

Following a catastrophic injury, it is very common for a person to need support that exceeds what their family and friends can provide. For someone…

By Rhiannon Daniel
Is NHS Litigation Reform the beginning of the end of “full and fair compensation for…

On 28 April 2022, the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published its report on NHS litigation reform.  The Committee has concluded that…

By Bolt Burdon Kemp
UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2022

This week marks UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week which runs from Monday 2nd – Sunday 8th May 2022. It is coordinated by The Perinatal…

By Hannah Travis
Parents’ concerns about maternity care must be heard and heeded

To improve maternity care, the Shrewsbury and NHS Trust maternity scandal highlights the need to genuinely and compassionately listen to, and act on, parents’ concerns.…

By Josh Hughes
The value of case management and why it should not be underestimated

Talking all things case management:- In this blog with Kerry Tomlinson from Integrated Case Management, we explore the value of case management and why it…

By Rhiannon Daniel
Patient Safety in Maternity Services

As a Child Brain Injury solicitor, I work closely with parents of children who have sustained devastating brain injuries at birth. Most of these parents…

By Sally Simpson
Gall Bladder and Bile Duct Injury – A Reader’s Digest

What is your gall bladder? The gallbladder is an oft forgotten part of the digestive tract. It is a small pear shaped organ, measuring approximately…

By Bolt Burdon Kemp
Prioritising patient care is the key to driving down negligence litigation costs

On 22 September 2021 the government launched a Call for Evidence on behalf of the Health and Social Care Committee entitled NHS Litigation Reform. They…

By Sonita Hayward
Female Urinary Incontinence

Despite it being a common condition, with an estimated 14 million people in the UK suffering from a bladder problem, urinary incontinence is still considered…

By Hannah Travis
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week

The second annual awareness week to highlight Black women and birthing people’s maternal health outcomes begins this week (13th to 18th September 2021).

By Hannah Travis
BBK respond to the government’s consultation on Women’s Health Strategy

In June, BBK provided written submissions to the government in response to the Women’s Health Strategy: Call for Evidence. The women’s health consultation opened in…

By Olivia Boschat
NHS learning from clinical negligence litigation must empower the claimant

Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) is a national programme that is designed to improve medical care within the NHS. It seeks to do this…

By Hannah Travis
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