Department: Medical Negligence

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Ambulance vehicles at the Royal London Hospital

Stephanie Prior

Ambulance Delays Affecting Rapid Patient Treatment

Failure to Meet Ambulance Response Targets In 2017, the Secretary of State for Health accepted the new ambulance performance standards recommended...

Jodi Newton

Early Notification Scheme – is it helping or failing...

What is the Early Notification Scheme? The NHS Early Notification Scheme (“ENS”) has reached its sixth anniversary. Established in April 2017,...

Stephanie Prior

Are pharmacy closures putting patients at risk?

It has been reported in the press that chemist closures will have an impact on patients living in deprived or...

Nicholas Leahy

Osbornes Instructed After Local Authority Data Breach

Osbornes Law has recently negotiated a settlement on behalf of two clients who had their personal information inadvertently released to...

Stephanie Prior

Private Pregnancy Scans and Substandard Care

In the news, it has been reported that private clinics that offer pregnancy scans to women are not meeting the...

Elline Demetriou

5-figure settlement for infusion leak to mother

Elline Demetriou has reached another successful outcome for a Claimant, who pursued a post C-section birth injury to mother claim...

Elline Demetriou

The risk of extravasation injuries during iron infusion...

Many patients with low iron, particularly during pregnancy or postnatally, may be advised they need an iron infusion such as...

Stephanie Prior

Perineal Tear case settles for 6-figure sum

Stephanie Prior recently settled a claim relating to a woman who delivered her baby after a traumatic labour. Her son...

Nicholas Leahy

Settlement agreed in dental negligence claim

Recent Settlement in a Complex Dental Negligence Case The Medical Negligence team have recently negotiated the settlement of a complex...

Nicholas Leahy

Delayed diagnosis of appendiceal cancer

The medical negligence team at Osbornes Law has recently settled a case involving a patient who passed away following a...

Stephanie Prior

Successful settlement for negligent care during kidney transplant...

Claimant v Royal Free London NHS Trust Osbornes have reached a settlement agreement on behalf of a Claimant who brought...

Elline Demetriou

Successful claim against dental practice after negligent treatment

Osbornes Law have reached another successful outcome for a client, who pursued a claim against dental practitioners due to medical...

Ambulance outside a hospital Accident and Emergency department.

Delayed transfer to Accident & Emergency causing harm

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has identified that patients may come at risk of harm whilst waiting in ambulances...

Jodi Newton

Breast cancer screening mammograms and negligence

Breast cancer screening has improved significantly in the UK due to research bettering the understanding of this terrible disease, which...

Doctor Or GP In Office Meeting Teenage Female Patient

Women more likely to have symptoms ignored by...

An increasing number of women in the UK feel brushed off by GPs when presenting with real symptoms, with many...

Stephanie Prior

Are maternity services safe? – Part 2

In April last year I wrote a piece about government setting up a taskforce to look into why there are...

Pregnant woman performing cardiotocography CTG

Jodi Newton

Poor interpretation of CTG can result in stillbirth...

Poor interpretation of a Cardiotocograph, more commonly known as a CTG, is a leading cause of stillbirth and brain injuries...

Stephanie Prior

New interactive rating tool reveals NHS wait times...

Amidst record-breaking heatwaves and a lengthy patient waiting list due to COVID backlogs, it is not surprising that this summer...

Medical doctor in empty hospital corridor

Stephanie Prior

Bereavement Following Treatment at Basildon Maternity Unit

Case Overview Stephanie Prior’s death by medical negligence claim relating to the death of Gabriela Pintilie has been settled...

Insulin injection needle or pen for use by diabetics

Stephanie Prior

Insulin overdose in hospitals due to limited staff...

A century ago, insulin was first used to treat a 14-year-old boy dying of type 1 diabetes. A hundred years later,...

Elline Demetriou

GP Negligence claim leading to fatality successfully settled

Osbornes acted for a Claimant who brought proceedings on behalf of the estate of her late son, X, relating to...

Stephanie Prior

NHS aims to reduce waiting times with Elective...

The NHS recently recorded their waiting list to be at 6.5 million, a record high. Much of this backlog is due...

Stephanie Prior

Nottingham Maternity: Donna Ockenden to Chair Independent Inquiry

An interim report on the state of maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has just been released. However,...

Nicholas Leahy

Successful Claim Against King’s College Hospitals

The birth injury lawyers at Osbornes Law have recently negotiated the settlement of a case in which our client sustained...

Jodi Newton

Settlement for Failed Fibroid Surgery

Jodi Newton was instructed in a claim against London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust where our client suffered serious...

Stephanie Prior

Nerve injury following bowel surgery

Stephanie Prior was instructed in a claim against Luton & Dunstable University Hospital where our client sustained an injury to...

Cancer treatment in a modern medical private clinic

Stephanie Prior

Record high waiting lists put cancer patient lives...

In early January 2022 there were nearly six million people in England waiting for routine operations and treatment: a record high....

Stephanie Prior

Women from ethnic minorities experience worse maternity care

It has been reported today that the government has set up a new task force to look into why there...

Jodi Newton

999 Call Handlers Maternity Instructions Report

HSIB Report on Maternity Pre-arrival Instructions from 999 Call Handlers The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (“HSIB”) investigate NHS maternity incidents that...

Female surgeon with medical reports running

Stephanie Prior

Recent fatal medical negligence cases

Osbornes Law specialises in helping families who have suffered a fatality due to inadequate medical care. Our specialist team is...

Jodi Newton

Melanoma misdiagnosis negligence claim

Client’s Case of Melanoma Misdiagnosis Jodi Newton is acting for a client with a melanoma on her foot, which...

Stephanie Prior

Recent Brain Injury Client Stories

Osbornes Law specialises in helping families who have suffered a brain injury as a result of medical negligence. Our specialist...

Jodi Newton

Six-figure claim allows family to move home

Six-figure compensation payment for a client Jodi Newton has secured a six-figure compensation payment for her client with cerebral palsy....

Shot of a doctor showing a patient some information

Nicholas Leahy

Serious Injury Following TVT Surgery

Case Summary Our client, SG, attended her GP in December 2015, complaining of urinary symptoms, including leaking when she laughed or...

Jodi Newton

Likely settlement of £15-20 million

A client who suffered cerebral palsy injuries at birth was awarded £200,000 as an interim payment in a claim against NHS...

Stephanie Prior

Basildon hospital maternity unit still needs improvements

A Channel 4 News investigation into the maternity scandal at Basildon Hospital, which is part of the Mid & South Essex...

Nicholas Leahy

Secondary Victim Claims

Court of Appeal Judgement on Secondary Victim Claims Judgment was today handed down by the Court of Appeal in the...

Nicholas Leahy

Wrongful birth claim successfully settled

Background to the case Our client, J, fell pregnant in October 2015 and took the difficult decision to undergo a termination....

Stephanie Prior

Five-figure Compensation for Cardiac Negligence

In this cardiac negligence claim, we were instructed by a 42-year-old Polish man who had attended the Accident and Emergency...

Stephanie Prior

6 Figure Settlement For Heart Attack Claim

In this cardiac claim, we were instructed by the widow of a 55-year-old man, who had complained of chest pain...

Jodi Newton

Blood Clot Claims

Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism and Blood Clot Claims Blood clots – general risks Blood clots are not uncommon and there...

Stephanie Prior

How do I obtain my GP medical records...

If you want to obtain copies of your medical records from your GP or the hospital where you have been...

Stephanie Prior

NICE revises guidelines on Induced labour

Most babies are born naturally at around 40 weeks gestation. However, some pregnancies continue for longer. According to data from the...

Jodi Newton

Preventing lung cancer delayed diagnosis & misdiagnosis

The prevalence of lung cancer Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious cancers – sadly, it is often...

Nicholas Leahy

Medical Negligence Case Study: Iron infusion cannula injury

Nick Leahy, Solicitor in Osbornes Clinical Negligence team recovered damages for his client who suffered an extravasation injury following an...

medical negligence & the diagnosis Sepsis

Nicholas Leahy

Sepsis – greater awareness can lead to better outcomes

In September, I attended the Brain Injury Group’s Sepsis training event in the City of London with my colleague,...

Nicholas Leahy

Osbornes Law Represents Family in Fatal Medical Negligence...

Negligent Hospital Care Leads to Tragic Death Osbornes Law is representing the family of a former NHS employee who suffered...

Stephanie Prior

Vulnerable man suffers stroke after carers fail to...

Grandfather who almost dies after ‘negligent’ care receives £900,000 settlement A grandfather who had a stroke and almost died when carers...

Stephanie Prior

What is the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch?

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) The HSIB (Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch) is an independent organisation comprising a team of...

Nicholas Leahy

Family In Cardiac Negligence Claim Against NHS Trust

Nick Leahy, medical negligence solicitor at Osbornes Law was instructed to pursue a cardiac compensation claim on behalf of the...

Stephanie Prior

Substandard GP Care Results in Severe Vision Loss:...

Substandard GP Care Leads to Profound Vision Loss Stephanie Prior acted on behalf of J in connection with a claim...

Stephanie Prior

Substandard Nursing Care

Stephanie Prior acted on behalf of Mr G DA in connection with a claim relating to substandard nursing care by...

Nicholas Leahy

Legal Support For Bereaved Families

What legal support is available for bereaved families? The loss of a loved one is an extremely distressing time for...

Jodi Newton

Failure to prescribe anti-coagulant medication proves fatal

Executor of the Estate of DS and another v James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The Clinical Negligence team...

Nicholas Leahy

Stillbirth following water birth at home

Nicholas Leahy acted for a young woman who had a water birth at home and two midwives were allocated to...

Stephanie Prior

Impacted Fetal Head During Labour

According to the World Health Organisation, labour is considered obstructed when the fetus cannot progress along the birth canal, despite...

Nicholas Leahy

NHS Plans To Centralise Patient Medical Data Cause...

Recent news coverage has highlighted the growing concern over plans by NHS Digital (which runs the NHS’s IT system)...

Stephanie Prior

Missed Arm Fracture Case Study

Orthopaedic injury: LR v Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Our client LR was 69 years old, had a...

Stephanie Prior

Seven figure settlement for brain injury

Introduction to the case Our client, F sustained a brain injury leaving her with severely impaired mobility and wheelchair dependent....

Stephanie Prior

Ambulance Delay Leads to Sudden Death in Epilepsy

Stephanie Prior acted in a fatal medical negligence claim for J, a dependent of C, his partner. C suffered from...

Stephanie Prior

Fatality of child caused by incorrect diagnosis

KRB was born in 2000 and was a patient at Whipp’s Cross Hospital. In the Autumn of 2014 he was feeling...

Jodi Newton

Cerebral Palsy injuries suffered at birth likely settlement...

A client who suffered cerebral palsy injuries at birth was awarded over £375,000 as an interim payment in a claim against...

Nicholas Leahy

Failure to diagnose and treat Ogilvie’s syndrome

Our client suffered the consequences of a delayed diagnosis of Ogilvie’s syndrome following the birth of her daughter by...

Stephanie Prior

Client awarded £100,000 for surgical negligence claim

Our medical negligence solicitors were instructed to pursue a claim against Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Trust for injury caused...

Stephanie Prior

Failure to diagnose acute myocardial infarction

Medical negligence solicitor Stephanie Prior was instructed to bring a fatal medical negligence claim against North Middlesex University Hospital NHS...

Nicholas Leahy

Nerve Damage Settlement

The Clinical Negligence team at Osbornes Law have this week successfully negotiated the settlement of a case in which our...

Nicholas Leahy

Elderly man dies after fall from hospital bed

A hospital trust has apologised after a vulnerable 84-year-old man died due to negligence after he fell out of bed...

Stephanie Prior

Patient Safety Incident Response Framework

What is the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) According to the NHS website, the PSIRF is a key part...

Stephanie Prior

Delays in removing Ureteric Stents

In February 2020, the Health Care Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) published an interim bulletin in relation to the ‘Unplanned delayed removal...

Jodi Newton

Patient Safety Investigations

Duty of Candour Investigating incidents that have led, or could lead to harm is an important safeguard for patient safety...

Stephanie Prior

Claims Against Basildon Hospital

At Osbornes our specialist medical negligence solicitors represent a number of women who have been affected by poor maternity care...

Stephanie Prior

When is a referral urgent?

What is a referral and how is it arranged? Patients are entitled to ask to be referred for specialist treatment...

Stephanie Prior

Parental Bereavement Leave & Pay

What is Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay? Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay is something that many parents will not be...

Jodi Newton

Cervical cancer misdiagnosis

Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis Dating Back Four Years Jodi Newton, clinical negligence solicitor Osbornes Law, recently settled a claim for the...

Jodi Newton

Three-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was given...

A three-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who doctors thought would never walk took her first steps on day one of...

Stephanie Prior

Investigation Into 14 Year Old’s Death During MRI...

Introduction to the case A teenage girl with autism died following an MRI scan under general anaesthetic. This has sparked...

Stephanie Prior

Missed fracture compensation claims

What is a bone fracture? A bone fracture occurs when the structure is damaged, causing the bone to break into 2...

Stephanie Prior

East Kent NHS Trust maternity services under review

Inquest concludes death was wholly avoidable An inquest held in January concluded that the death of baby Harry Richford at...

Stephanie Prior

Failure to diagnose a heart problem

Failure to diagnose a heart problem – education is the key Our hearts are the pumps that keep us alive by...

Pain killer overdose causes catastrophic brain injury

A woman suffered a catastrophic brain injury after she was accidentally given a ‘toxic’ overdose of an unlicensed and unapproved...

Nicholas Leahy

Fatal Claim against West London NHS Trust

Claim Against West London NHS Trust Case Overview I recently acted in a fatal medical negligence claim against West London...

Stephanie Prior

Mum had stillborn baby after being sent home

A young mum has spoken of the horror of having her child stillborn after she was sent home twice by...

Stephanie Prior

Delay in Cancer Diagnosis and Chances of Survival

According to Macmillan Cancer Support, there are an estimated 2.5 million people living with cancer in the UK. It is predicted...

Stephanie Prior

CQC finds long delays at Royal Cornwall Hospitals

A report from inspectors at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed that patients who have had to wait too...

Stephanie Prior

Thinking of Cosmetic Surgery Abroad?

Cosmetic Surgery Abroad Checklist People from the UK travel abroad for plastic surgery, as on the face of it, it...

Stephanie Prior

Never Events in the NHS

The NHS performs over 7 million surgical procedures every year, and the vast majority of these are successful. However, occasionally something...

Stephanie Prior

Importance Of Timely Diagnosis In Heart Attack Cases

Every year in the United Kingdom there are over 200,000 hospital visits due to heart attacks, which equates to one visit...

Stephanie Prior

Shrewsbury Baby Scandal

A review into the deaths and injuries of babies at the NHS maternity unit at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital...

Stephanie Prior

The NHS, Computers and Breast Cancer

According to reporting from the BBC, as a consequence of a computer error, nearly half a million women in England...

Stephanie Prior

New treatment for Prostate Cancer Patients

The Royal Marsden Hospital and Guys Hospital, two leading London centres of excellence have just joined an exciting new medical...

Stephanie Prior

Painkillers In Pregnancy Linked to Cerebral Palsy

Every year in the UK, nearly 2,000 babies and young children are diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, a complex neurological disorder that...

Sodium Valproate Claims

Link found between Sodium Valproate and abnormalities in newborn babies Sodium Valproate, a powerful epilepsy drug prescribed in the UK...

The NHS is footing the huge Private Ambulance...

Amid recent and widespread criticism of the NHS’ use of privately contracted ambulance companies, it has been revealed today that...

Stephanie Prior

Calls for Public Inquiry into Vaginal Mesh Surgery

A leading professor from the University of Oxford has called for a public inquiry into the use of vaginal mesh...

Stephanie Prior

Can A New Blood Test Diagnose Heart Attacks...

It has been recently reported that new research has developed new blood tests to diagnose heart attacks. The British Heart...

Nicholas Leahy

Bowel Cancer need not be a killer

Early diagnosis of bowel cancer is key. Cancer is a word that attracts stigma. Many people believe that if you...

Stephanie Prior

Changes to cancer treatment to have devastating effect...

The Government’s Cancer Drugs Fund (‘the Fund) announced that 21 out of 84 cancer treatments would be scrapped to save £80 million....

Stephanie Prior

When is Cataract Surgery Negligent?

Preventing Cataract Surgery Negligence Losing your eyesight is a life-changing experience. When preparing for surgery to save your eyesight, you...

Stephanie Prior

Doppler scan could prevent half of stillbirths

Doppler scans could prevent as many as 2000 stillbirths per year The press has reported that as many as half of...