Our part in collaborating to improve maternity care
One of NHS Resolution’s four key strategic priorities to 2025 is to collaborate to improve maternity outcomes. Our aim is to bring together key parties to see what more can be done to support the government’s maternity safety ambition to halve rates of stillbirth, neonatal …
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The Being Fair report, three years on
NHS Resolution’s Being fair report aims to promote a just and learning culture when things go wrong in the NHS. A just and learning culture is the balance of fairness, justice, learning, and taking responsibility for actions. It is not about seeking to blame the …
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Farah Saber v. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Birmingham County Court, 2 December 2022 – Recorder Weaver KC)
Introduction Ms. Saber underwent an operation on 2 September 2013 to remove a tumour from her abdomen. This was carried out following general anaesthetic and an epidural. When she awoke from the procedure she could not move her legs and, whilst there has been improvement …
Collaboration on Covid clinical negligence claims reaps rewards
The collaborative approach taken by NHS Resolution, Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) and the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers (SCIL) in designing and operating the Covid 19 Clinical Negligence Claims Protocol has significantly reduced the volume of clinical negligence claims that have become litigated and …
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NHS Resolution Conference: ‘Collaborate to improve maternity care’
On Monday, we held a face-to-face national maternity conference, ‘Collaborate to improve maternity care’ at the Royal College of Physicians in London. Thank you to everyone that attended the event. We were pleased to be joined by around 200 delegates and representatives from arms-length bodies …
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Case of note: PP v. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (High Court, 17 May 2022 – Ritchie J.)
Introduction The claimant suffered from cardiac problems and had refused therapeutic anti-coagulation over a period of years. In September 2015, whilst at home, she experienced her right foot going very cold and turning white periodically. She was taken to hospital. The trust accepted that it …
Speak-Up month: Being a force for positive change
With the annual Speak-Up Month just behind us, we wanted to shine a spotlight on what speaking up means in a non-provider organisation. Unlike our members and beneficiaries, we don’t provide direct patient care so the issues raised through our four Speak-Up Guardians are very …
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Help influence future MHRA safety communications and safety reporting systems
The public consultation on how the MHRA communicate medicines and medical devices safety information to healthcare professionals is now open. This is a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals and representative organisations to have your say on the way you would like to receive safety information from us. Only with …
