Posted by Paul Rumley, Partner
Where is the NHS now, and where is it going?
Following recent announcements from the NHS, Paul Rumley takes a look at the current state of our NHS and asks – is patient safety set to improve?
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New report shows widespread problems with maternity care in the UK
Posted by Paul Rumley, Partner
Paul Rumley comments on a report released today by Each Baby Counts, which has found that nearly half of reviewed cases, where babies died or suffered brain damage, were caused by bad maternity care.
How brain injury occurs with shoulder dystocia, and the effects
Posted by Paul Rumley, Partner
Shoulder dystocia occurs when a baby’s shoulders become stuck during birth. If this occurs, oxygen starvation may happen as the baby’s head is delivered and prior to delivery of the body. If prompt action is not taken, there is a chance of the child suffering a brain injury. That chance will increase the longer they are stuck.
Rising medical negligence costs – what is the real story?
Posted by Paul Rumley, Partner
With NHS Resolution identifying that costs for medical negligence claims are increasing, Paul Rumley – Partner in our team – comments on whether the outcry we’ve seen in the media actually tells the whole story.
Breast cancer screening scandal: NHS failures affect hundreds of thousands
Posted by Paul Rumley, Partner
The government Minister for Health, Jeremy Hunt, announced yesterday that a computer error in the NHS has led to 450,000 women not being invited to get breast cancer screenings. Partner in our medical negligence team, Paul Rumley, was featured in …
£6.6 million compensation for injuries due to negligent delay in delivery
Posted by Paul Rumley, Partner
Royds Withy King’s Paul Rumley and Hannah Blackwell recently acted for a 9 year old boy, in a claim for damages for severe injuries suffered around the time of his birth.
Royds Withy King welcomes official investigation into NHS £56 billion budget for compensation claims
Posted by Paul Rumley, Partner
The National Audit Office (NAO) have announced their intention to scrutinise why the NHS allocated £56 billion last year to fight clinical negligence claims – almost half their annual budget and twice the amount that was allocated last year.
A simple guide to the Royds Withy King chat room
Posted by Paul Rumley, Partner
There may be some subjects that you do not wish to discuss in public. For times when you want a little privacy, you can use the forum’s private chat function.
Royds Withy King responds to news of birth injuries compensation scheme
Posted by Paul Rumley, Partner
Medical negligence specialists at Royds Withy King have cautiously welcomed today’s announcement of a new Government birth injuries compensation scheme, but warn that adequate care costs will need to be covered and valuable lessons learned, if it is to stand …
Independent legal system needed to hold the NHS to account
Posted by Paul Rumley, Partner
Law firm Withy King has repeated its concerns about the Government’s proposed reforms to the way medical negligence cases are funded after it was revealed that over 1,000 serious mistakes, known as ‘never events’, were made by NHS England over …
Cases involving consent to medical treatment
Posted by Paul Rumley, Partner
This blog considers: what is an acceptable amount of information for a doctor to give a patient before obtaining their consent to medical intervention and how a recent medical negligence case will have an impact on the approach of the medical profession to gaining patient consent.