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Wes Streeting’s decision to appoint Donna Ockenden as chair of the Leeds Maternity and Neonatal Independent Review is an important development for patient safety and transparency in maternity care. Independent...
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BBC News has today reported on the progress of the Amos Report in its investigation into National Maternity and Neonatal Services. Robert Miller, whose daughter Abigail died in a hospital...
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Penny Tilmouth, a medical negligence specialist solicitor at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement for DL’s widow, following a hospital’s failure to diagnose a rare, slow-growing, cancerous soft tissue sarcoma...
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Natalie Cosgrove, Partner in our Medical Negligence team, has secured an £800,000 settlement for our client, a dedicated medical professional whose career and life were dramatically altered by the death...
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Today’s update from Baroness Valerie Amos on the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation (NMNI) offers yet another stark reminder of the scale of the crisis in UK maternity care. The...
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On this day, 58 years ago, the first heart transplant took place. Since then, approximately 200 heart transplants are performed each year in the UK alone. On 3rd December 1967,...
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Ali Masterson, Medical Negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has recently settled a case involving baby loss. Ali was instructed by AB in early 2024 to investigate a claim against Norfolk...
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A response from Ashtons Legal, with Partner Natalie Cosgrove The Government has today announced 14 NHS Trusts that will be included in a new national maternity investigation, including three Trusts...
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NHS England released its NHS Trust performance league tables this month, with many patients all over the country checking to see where their local hospital lies. Ranking at the bottom...
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There is a saying that some action is better than no action. Today, at a speech to the Royal College of Midwives, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,...
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According to a BBC report, maternity services at two Leeds hospitals have been downgraded from “good” to “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) due to significant risks to women...
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A group of bereaved parents from the Maternity Safety Alliance (MSA), whose babies died due to failings in NHS maternity care, have called on the Secretary of State for Health and...
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