Endometriosis and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) are two conditions which affect a large number of women every year, and can have devastating effects on fertility and well-being, but frustratingly continue to experience long delays in diagnosis.
Endometriosis – a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows elsewhere in the body –…
As a lawyer specialising in women’s health claims, I am increasingly concerned about the challenges facing those seeking access to care for issues around gynaecology and reproductive health. Problems in this area are rife. They include very long waiting times, delays in diagnosis, a lack of understanding by some medical professionals, instances of discrimination as…
We are extremely concerned that it has been revealed thousands of patients have not been invited for routine screening for certain cancers and for abdominal aortic aneurism as a result of failings in their GP registration process. The full impact of this is not yet known but records indicate that among those not screened, some…
Our Medical Negligence team at Kingsley Napley has recently been supporting pioneering charity Peeps HIE as a Corporate Friend. Globally, hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a leading cause of disability, affecting around three million babies each year. This fantastic charity – the only one in the UK dedicated to supporting those affected by HIE – provides…
Gestational diabetes affects 1 in 20 pregnancies in the UK, according to Diabetes UK. The condition involves high blood sugar levels, resulting from the body not being able to produce sufficient insulin because of hormone changes, and can occur at any point during pregnancy. Being diagnosed with gestational diabetes can be worrying, but with…
Earlier this month, the Government announced landmark reform to child sexual abuse personal injury claims. In legislation expected to be put before parliament next year, the 3-year time limit to bring such claims, which begins to run from a Claimant’s 18th birthday, will be abolished. The burden of proof on determining whether there can be…
A recent article in the British Journal of Surgery states that there have been increasing numbers of legal claims being made against the NHS in relation to bile duct injuries ‘in spite of 30 years of experience and training’. Bile duct injury is a dangerous complication of cholecystectomy – a common abdominal operation to remove…
New data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows a significant rise in cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) across England during 2022/23 compared with the previous year. Meningococcal disease is the collective name given to disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis. Infection with this bacteria can result in either meningitis or septicaemia (commonly known as blood…
A new photographic initiative is seeking to shine a spotlight on the scale of preventable amputations in the UK related to Peripheral Arterial Disease. PAD is a major health problem and the main cause of lower-limb amputations worldwide. The project, called AmpuNATION, is led by global healthcare company Abbott, and has launched with a series…
3 December marks the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year we reflect on how compensation from medical negligence claims can support disabled claimants to live the best quality of life post-injury.
For most of our clients, life after medical negligence is irrevocably changed. They do not feel like the same person. They…
