medical negligence

The Quality Care Commission (CQC) have revisited Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) over recent months to reconsider the safety and quality of the maternity services it provides. They had previously rated the services as “inadequate” but as of 13 September 2023, have improved this rating to “requires improvement”. Although this shows a definite step […]

Nottinghamshire Police have today confirmed that they are preparing to launch an investigation into maternity cases of “potentially significant concern” relating to the ongoing maternity review at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. It is widely known that a review of the maternity Services in Nottingham is being carried out by Donna Ockenden and it is […]

National law firm Freeths, representing the parents of eight-month-old baby Indie Winnie Moloney at an inquest at Nottingham Coroner’s Court following her death in July 2021, says there are lessons to be learned after a failure to identify the correct cause of her symptoms. Over two days, the inquest into the death of an eight-month-old […]

Clinical Negligence consultant Paul Balen, of national law firm Freeths has urged the NHS to update its warnings of the risk caused by the deadly mycobacterium chimaera infection to patients who had heart valve surgery as far back as 2005. Contaminated LivaNova heater cooler units This comes after a series of inquests into deaths highlighted […]

Mr Daniel Hay is a former consultant and surgeon in Obstetrics and Gynaecology who is under investigation for treatment provided at the Royal Derby Hospital and Ripley Hospital. The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust and NHS England are investigating the care provided by Mr Hay, and have now contacted 383 women […]