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 …
Posted by Ben Lees, Partner
In 2015, as many as 1 in 3 London hospital trusts saw patients suffering because of incidents that should never be allowed to happen. These incidents are officially referred to as ‘Never Events’ and are labelled as mistakes that should not occur under any circumstances.
Posted by Paul Rumley, Partner
You may be aware of the recent proposal – to be subject to some form of consultation in the autumn – to have fixed costs for clinical negligence claims of a value possibly up to £250,000. The plan is to reduce the cost of clinical negligence claims to the NHS – but what are the wider implications of this proposal?
Posted by Simon Elliman, Partner
Royds Withy King continues to sponsor Katrina Hart, a 200m sprinter and University of Bath alumnus, who has cerebral palsy and competes in the T37 class. In today’s blog post, Katrina shares her recent experiences and talks about things that inspire her and keep her going.
Posted by Robert Beazley, Paralegal
A Withy King lawyer has pledged to complete 19 races covering 333 km after a close friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Rob Beazley, who lives in Bath and works as a paralegal in the Personal Injury team at Withy …
Posted by Ali Cloak, Senior Associate
In the recent case of Brown v HM Coroner for Norfolk the Chief Coroner, HHJ Thornton QC gave some much needed guidance on Pre-Inquest Review hearings, which will hopefully ensure consistency across the country for bereaved families.
Posted by Simon Elliman, Partner
Ms C received a significant award after the delay in her diagnosis left her with a much lower five-year cancer survival rate.