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Challis v Bradpiece – court confirms that QOCS regime applies to the costs of detailed assessment proceedings
Posted: 19/08/2024
A recent clinical negligence case, in which Penningtons Manches Cooper acted for the claimant, has provided some clarity and reassurance for personal injury claimants and their legal advisers on the extent to which they are protected from potential liability for defendants' costs. The question for the court in Challis v Bradpiece [2024] EWHC 1124......>>
NHS complaints – how does the system work and what can be achieved?
Posted: 05/08/2024
Often before deciding to bringing a medical negligence claim, patients and their families may consider the option of making a complaint. Sometimes the aim of this is to obtain further information but frequently it is much more about expressing how they feel about the care and treatment provided and its consequences and looking for an......>>
Clinical negligence specialists settle claim against private surgeon for inaccurate advice on cancer risk of ovarian cyst and failure to recognise surgical injury
Posted: 01/05/2024
The clinical negligence team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has settled a claim for a female client who had unnecessary surgery due to incorrect advice about her risks of developing cancer, compounded by significant post operative issues because of the surgeon’s failure to recognise an injury caused during the procedure......>>
Mismanagement of head injuries in A&E – common themes from medical negligence claims
Posted: 04/09/2023
One of the issues that we deal with regularly as a clinical negligence team is management of head injuries and signs of brain injury within emergency departments. The role of the emergency department is essentially to identify those patients with conditions that require urgent attention and ensure a treatment pathway for them......>>
Negotiations lead to settlement of claim against East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for delay in diagnosis of cervical cancer
Posted: 30/08/2023
The specialist cancer claims team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has settled a claim against East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a client whose cervical cancer diagnosis was negligently delayed by six months. The claimant attended the defendant’s hospital in November 2020 with heavy vaginal bleeding including the passing of clots......>>
Negligence claim settled with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for errors in interpretation of breast cancer histopathology
Posted: 24/08/2023
The specialist cancer claims team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has settled a claim for a young woman whose breast cancer hormone status was wrongly managed after medical professionals at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust negligently misinterpreted histopathology samples they had taken from her. The claimant was diagnosed with......>>
Negligent care by hospital consultants: Spire Healthcare works to minimise adverse patient outcomes
Posted: 01/08/2023
Over the last few years, concerns have been raised about several surgeons who practised at Spire Healthcare hospitals - although none of them exclusively. The most well known investigations have related to Ian Paterson, Anthony Dixon and John Hutchinson but Spire is also looking into care provided by John Williamson and Munawar Shah......>>
Jose Duarte Tavares – ENT surgeon based in Southampton struck off UK medical register
Posted: 22/06/2023
The BMJ reported this week (20 June) that Jose Duarte Tavares, a general ENT (ear nose and throat surgeon) working at the Southampton Treatment Centre (operated by Care UK), has been struck off the medical register, having been found by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service to have undertaken surgical procedures for which he was......>>
Clinical guidelines and the law of negligence: the relationship between protocol and medical judgement in assessing an appropriate standard of care
Posted: 20/02/2023
When investigating a clinical negligence claim, solicitors are always focused on whether the care provided met an acceptable standard of care. The treatment need not have been gold standard, it need not have been what all clinicians would have done but it does need to meet an acceptable standard. In the context of negligence......>>
Personal injury and clinical negligence team recognised by The Times Best Law Firms 2023, capping off year of success
Posted: 07/12/2022
Penningtons Manches Cooper’s combined personal injury and clinical negligence team has been commended in The Times Best Law Firms 2023, in recognition of the department’s high quality of work. The list highlights the top legal practices in England and Wales. Inclusion in these rankings is particularly special......>>

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