Delays in Cancer Referrals
Cancer is defined by the NHS as “a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can...
Cancer is defined by the NHS as “a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can...
Lung cancer affects around 47,800 people in the UK every year. It is one of the most common and serious types of cancer. It tends to affect older people, wit...
On 11 August 2021, the Independent held a virtual event to discuss what improvements need to be made to NHS maternity services. ‘NHS maternity scan...
It is no secret that the last 18 months have been difficult for us all with the COVID-19 pandemic hitting our global community and specifically the UK enduri...
A warning has been issued to NHS trusts across the country to ensure that their sepsis screening tools are up to date. The Royal College of Emergency Medicin...
July is Group B Strep Awareness Month, an annual campaign to highlight the importance of group B strep awareness, education and research.
Many peop...
As the UK approaches another grim milestone of registering nearly 130,000 deaths due to COVID-19*, significant pressures have been placed upon those working...
This blog is written by Chloe Forrester in our clinical negligence department.
Losing a child is an unimaginable loss and something no parent shoul...
At Lanyon Bowdler we work on behalf of a significant number of families affected by the maternity failings at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust....
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is a potentially fatal birth injury. It can be an extremely serious condition and a newborn affected by CDH will requir...
A long-awaited report by MPs into the coroner service of England and Wales has recommended that families should be entitled to public funding for legal repre...
A senior doctor at Worcestershire Royal Hospital has been censored after raising concerns that changes being implemented within the maternity unit, in line w...
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has been forbidden from admitting any new patients under the age of 18 who present solely with acute mental hea...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our NHS has fondly become a national treasure. We have supported and clapped our wonderful key workers and been grateful for th...
This blog is written by Katie Little in our clinical negligence department.
It is a subject that many find embarrassing and would rather not talk a...
All women in the UK from the ages of 25 to 65 are invited for routine cervical smear tests. For women aged 25 to 49, this invitation arrives every 3 years; f...
A number of trusts located throughout the UK have been forced to repay money granted to them following incorrect data being provided in self-assessments of t...
Prosthetic limbs have an important role to play in enabling amputees to retain independence and live rewarding lives. However, although they have been around...
A former specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology, Dr Daniel Hay, is currently under investigation for treatment he provided at the Royal Derby Hospital and...
A number of concerns raised by whistleblowers at Worcestershire Royal Hospital are causing concern about the safety of the maternity department, particularly...
Today is World Cancer Awareness Day. A day aimed to unite people across the world in raising awareness of cancer and its impact in the hope of preventing fut...
It is common knowledge that a mother who delivers a child by caesarean will need six weeks to recover physically. If a caesarean is required then the implica...
A number of incidents at a maternity unit in Essex are causing concern over serious failings in care. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited Basildon Hosp...
It was recently reported that a large group of ex-rugby players, some of whom are only relatively recently retired, are bringing claims against rugby governi...
This year we have united in pride and admiration for our NHS but today’s report reminds us that we must also accept that in the past not everyone has e...
Anti-malarial medication is a widely accepted and distributed form of preventing malaria, and is often prescribed to travellers and adventurers here in the U...
This week I watched an inspiring presentation about the potential benefits of music therapy for people, who have been affected by brain injury or neurologica...
In the news this week there have been warnings of cancellations of operations on the NHS as a result of COVID-19. It would appear that this is to help the NH...
The average appendix measures 9cm in length and most of us have one. There has been much debate between scientists as to the purpose of the appendix from ena...
When a person dies as a result of negligence either following an accident or clinical negligence, a limited group of people are entitled to compensation unde...
Coronavirus is making all the headlines at the moment but what is it and where does it come from?
On 31 December 2019 the World Health Organisation...
At Lanyon Bowdler we have been working on behalf of a significant number of families affected by failures at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, w...
Further to my statement earlier this week, we have been acting on behalf of families impacted by the Shropshire maternity scandal and have received a raft of...
Further to my statement earlier this week, we have been acting on behalf of families impacted by the Shropshire maternity scandal and have received a raft of...
Further to my statement earlier this week, we have been acting on behalf of families impacted by the Shropshire maternity scandal and have received a raft of...
I am a clinical negligence solicitor in our Shrewsbury branch, acting on behalf of families affected by failures at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hosp...
A survey of pharmacists found there has been a shortage in every major group of medicines in recent months.
A UK wide survey of 402 community...
Relationships are a very important and intimate part of life. They give us a sense of security and wellbeing, and contribute towards our sense of self-identi...
An inquest may be your first ever real world encounter with the legal profession. Whether that be as a witness giving evidence, a family member of a deceased...
Nasogastric intubation is a medical process involving the insertion of a plastic tube (known as an NG tube) through the nose, past the throat and down into t...
Today (Friday 13th September) is World Sepsis Day. World Sepsis Day is held every year and provides an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight...
The Movement Centre is a UK charity and specialist treatment centre. They support children living with movement disabilities and their families.
Th...
During my first week at Lanyon Bowdler, I had the pleasure of attending the Kidz to Adultz Wales & West exhibition in Bristol, hosted by Disabled Living,...
On 15 July 2019 the Lord Chancellor announced a new discount rate of -0.25% for all personal injury and clinical negligence claims. The Association of Britis...
With Action for Brain Injury Week having just gone, I wanted to take a look at some of the daily struggles people with brain injury have to overcome.
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Warfarin is a blood thinner otherwise known as an anticoagulant. It’s a very interesting drug as, just like penicillin, it was discovered by chance. Th...
UK researchers have suggested that routinely offering expectant mothers an ultrasound scan at 36 weeks gestation to check the position of the baby could save...
Many of you will have seen in the news recently that quadruple amputee Corinne Hutton underwent a double hand transplant on 7 January 2019. This news got me...
It is well known that Christmas is one of the busiest times of year for Accident and Emergency Departments (A&E) and there are no signs of this changing...
Following on from my recent blog regarding my visit to Ty Gobaith, I have no...
Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is the fourth most common cancer in the UK with almost 42,000 people being diagnosed every year. In the vast m...
A Fragile State
On 27 September 2018 the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust agreed to temporarily suspend overnight A&E...
A few weeks ago on a wet Friday morning, I and two of my colleagues Beth and Lyndsey, along with my friend Sue, arrived at Arscott Golf club for The Movement...
A potential claim for damages can arise from a patient suffering an extravasation or infiltration injury after cannula insertion.
What is a...
Baby Loss Awareness Week is held from 9 to 15 October to raise awareness about the key issues affecting those who have experienced pregnancy loss or baby dea...
Yesterday the Supreme Court gave their verdict on a case concerning the liability of an NHS Trust following incorrect information given by a receptionist, in...
Hope House have two children’s hospices being Hope House based in Oswestry and Tŷ Gobaith in Conwy. On 24 September 2018, my colleague Sophie and I had...
The heart is well associated with love and emotion and the term heart break is often thought about with the breakdown of relationships and grief.
T...
It is now common knowledge that in 2017 the former Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, ordered an investigation into maternity care at the Shrewsbury and Telford...
This blog was written by Ruairi Willis who spent a week with us on work experience this summer.
In January 2017, the former Health Secretary Jeremy...
The BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told that women at 75% of UK maternity units are being denied their right to choose a Caesarean (C-sec...
The stillbirth of a baby is one of the most shocking and devastating experiences any family can go through. It can result in depression and family breakdown....
This Blog was written by: Bryn Auger first year student studying law at Aston University
Earlier this week, a study based at St George’s...
Media outlets have reported news of a major IT error in the NHS occurring as far back as 2009, which may have resulted in up to 450,000 missed breast cancer...
Urogynaecological mesh is used to treat stress incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Stress incontinence is very common after childbirth and at the stage o...
Back in February, I read in the news about one of the latest scientific breakthroughs of human eggs being matured in the lab for the first time. I was intere...
After the success of the Brain Injury Conference in 2016, Lanyon Bowdler hosted another event entitled Surviving Spinal Injury – The Journey which was...
It has recently been reported that 1.3 million NHS staff are being offered pay increases which will be staggered over three years. The staff that will benefi...
I recently settled a case arising out of the delay in diagnosis of cervical cancer in a young women. The consequences of what was a catalogue of errors, was...
It has recently been reported that our local community hospital in Bridgnorth is to lose its status as a birth centre (Bridgnorth Journal 7 December 2017).Read More
It has recently been in the press about the alleged sub-standard treatment of intersex patients and their families, particularly with regard to whether famil...
Here at Lanyon Bowdler, the clinical negligence team are passionate about our work and are committed to obtaining the best possible outcomes for our clients....
Sodium valproate, also known by the brand name Epilim, carries a one in 10 risk of physical abnormalities in unborn babies, such as spina bifida and cleft pa...
‘Of course it is happening inside your head Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?’
This is one of my f...
Colleagues have already blogged on investigations into tragic events that have occurred in the maternity units at The Countess of Chester and Shrewsbury &...
When a medical negligence claim is brought against an NHS Trust, it is not the individual medical professional who is personally sued. Claims in respect of f...
On average, one in four people will experience a mental health problem each year. Mixed anxiety and depression is the most common mental disorder in the UK,...
In 2013, the government launched Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for individuals between 16 and 64 who requi...
In 2013, the government launched Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for individuals between 16 and 64 who requi...
It was announced on 12 April that the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, will be investigating a cluster of baby deaths at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NH...
It was announced on 12 April that the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, will be investigating a cluster of baby deaths at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NH...
On average, one in eight women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime. As with all cancer, early detection is vital, and the NHS breast screening p...
On 4 February we had World Cancer Awareness Day, a campaign with the aim of uniting millions across the globe in the on-going battle to beat cancer. But how...
It has been announced by the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt that there is a new scheme out for consultation. The Rapid Resolution Redress Scheme’s purpose wou...
There is no system in place in the UK for our hospital trusts to learn from each others’ mistakes.
As a solicitor who acts regularly for children who suffer from brain injuries and movement control problems, I was delighted to have the opportunity to look...
I was horrified to read that paralympian Anne Wafula Strike took the drastic decision to undergo surgery to have a suprapubic catheter fitted (for which she...
