Articles by ‘Joachim Stanley’

Congenital heart lesions are surprisingly common. In this article, we take a “deep dive” through six conditions that are illustrative of the kind of issues that can occur, and give some indication of what…

In clinical negligence litigation, as in everything else, you can see trends emerge over time; history famously doesn’t repeat itself, but it tends to rhyme. Over the past few years, I have noticed a…

As a clinical negligence practitioner, I am aware that delays in treatment are endemic in the NHS at present. Currently there are over 100,000 vacancies, staff retention is not easy, and the infrastructure generally…

   So today we are talking about the treatment of myocardial infarction (hopefully I’m pronouncing that correctly) and its relation to coronavirus so as some people are seeing – when coronavirus first became…

I was disturbed to read about the latest developments in the ongoing saga relating to standards in heart surgery at St George’s Hospital in London. This saga has now been unfolding for some years….

I was saddened, but not very surprised, to read recently that ambulance waiting times have lengthened unacceptably over much of England and Wales. The ambulance services were pushed beyond breaking point during the successive…

Joachim Stanley explains a few of the options available to those who live with Erb’s palsy, who need assistance with daily living.

It is one of the privileges of my job to represent truly inspirational people. It’s incredibly heartening to see clients doing well, in the face of what are sometimes very difficult circumstances. R (he’s too modest to be named) is one of these people.

Joachim Stanley from our specialist cardiac negligence team explains the range of issues that coronavirus has caused in cardiac care.

Joachim Stanley, a specialist in Erb’s palsy claims, reviews the latest report and guidance from HSIB into shoulder dystocia and brain injury.

A case was brought by the daughter of T – a relatively elderly lady who suffered from aortic stenosis.

In this very sad case, a claim was brought by the widow of a patient who had experienced negligent treatment of aortic stenosis. To protect the family’s privacy, here we will refer to him as P.