Posted inClinical Negligence Issue 14

Fabrication of Medical Records

Fabrication of Medical Records Shaheen Rahman KC Astley v Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 1921 (KB) Mr Justice Martin Spencer found for the Claimant in this brain injury case, notable for his conclusion that the medical records were not only inaccurate but fabricated by midwifery staff. The…
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Tragic Death of Newborn from Infection was not due to Negligence

Tragic Death of Newborn from Infection was not due to Negligence Judith Rogerson Callaghan v South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 1199 (KB) Background  This case arose from the death of the Claimant’s daughter, Imogen, who died from Group B Streptococcus (“GBS”) bacterial meningitis and septicaemia when she…
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Privacy in the Public Eye – Disgraced Surgeon Fails to Block Disclosure in Mass Litigation

Privacy in the Public Eye – Disgraced Surgeon Fails to Block Disclosure in Mass Litigation Jasper Gold Dixon v North Bristol NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 1871 (QB)  - The First Judgment Dixon v North Bristol NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 3127 (KB) – The Second Judgment References to paragraphs in the…
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GMC’s ‘Neither Confirm nor Deny’ Policy with Respect to Groundless Complaints Wins Support in the Upper Tribunal

GMC’s ‘Neither Confirm nor Deny’ Policy with Respect to Groundless Complaints Wins Support in the Upper Tribunal Jasper Gold Myhill v (1) The Information Commissioner and (2) The General Medical Counsel References to paragraphs in the judgment in square brackets  Introduction In Myhill, Upper Tribunal Judge West heard an appeal…
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Posted inInquests Issue 14

Schrödinger’s Defendants: Inquests, Unlawful Killing and Criminal Acquittals

Schrödinger’s Defendants: Inquests, Unlawful Killing and Criminal Acquittals Matthew Hill R (Leeson) v HM Area Coroner for Manchester South [2023] EWHC 62 (Admin)  R (Makki) v HMSC for S. Manchester [2023] EWHC 80 (Admin) The Inquests into the Shoreham air crash The coronial and criminal jurisdictions have a long and…
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Posted inClinical Negligence Issue 13 Personal injury

Who gets to go to theatre for urgent surgery first?

Matthew Donmall Middleton v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 2981 (KB) Deputy High Court Judge Jonathan Glasson KC heard this case concerning the timing of revascularisation surgery at Frimley Park Hospital, and whether it was mandatory for the Claimant to be operated on within 6 hours of the…
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