Launch of 2022 Claims Scorecards
We have made our 2022 claims scorecards available to our members and have supported this with an email on Tuesday 30 August 2022, outlining the information they contain and how they can be used to analyse the impact of recent claims for compensation. Our scorecard …
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Case of note: MT and KT v. Kent & Medway NHS Social Care Partnership Trust (High Court, 10/2/2022 – Johnson J.)
Introduction On 8 February 2015 MT suffered a psychotic episode and threatened to stab his daughter, KT. Police officers attended. The following day he actually stabbed KT several times, causing serious injuries. He was prosecuted for attempted murder and found not guilty by reason of …
Case of note – North Bristol NHS Trust v. HBW (High Court, 26 May 2022 – Ritchie J.)
Introduction This was a sentencing hearing for Contempt of Court in a claim brought by the trust and NHS Resolution. As such, the case name reverses the usual order. Detail HBW was a young woman who alleged that the trust negligently delayed diagnosing her cauda …
Jail sentence for multi-million pound attempt to claim damages from NHS
At a committal hearing on Thursday 26 May 2022, Holly White was sentenced to six months in jail for deliberately attempting to defraud the NHS of in excess of £4 million. She has also been ordered to pay back £45,000 of interim payments, and meet …
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NHS Resolution signs up to use the HMCTS Damages Claims Portal
In support of the HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)’s goal to create an end-to-end digital service for claims in the County Court, NHS Resolution have confirmed all of their legal panel firms have registered and will be using the Damages Claims Portal (DCP), which …
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Case of Note: JA v. Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (High Court, 26 January 2022 – Eyre J.)
Introduction This hearing involved an attempt to re-open a clinical negligence claim over fifteen years after it had originally been discontinued during a hearing before another High Court judge. Details JA was born in 1997 and suffers from severe cerebral palsy. He was delivered by …
Learning from medication errors
Medication errors are any Patient Safety Incidents (PSI) where there has been an error in the process of prescribing, preparing, dispensing, and administering, monitoring or providing advice on medicines. Medication errors can occur at many steps in patient care, from ordering the medication to the time …
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Case of Note: Evie Toombes v. Dr. Mitchell (High Court 21 December 2020 – Lambert J. and 1 December 2021 – Judge Coe QC)
Introduction This was an unusual case which appeared before the High Court on two occasions. It involved alleged negligence by Dr. Mitchell, a general practitioner, in giving advice to Evie’s mother in February 2001 concerning folic acid supplements. Evie was born in November 2001 and …
