We are approaching the 72nd anniversary of the NHS on the 05 July 2020 and we support the campaign to make this an official day to pay tribute to their staff for the care which they have provided to all of us over the years and more particularly, during the recent Covid-19 health crisis. We owe them [...]

BBC News are reporting on the failure of an Emerade adrenalin pen used by 14-year-old nut allergy sufferer, Amber Sheppard. It is reported that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued warnings about Emerade pens failing to activate in both July and October 2019, with he [...]

It has been reported that a sixth person has now died from Listeriosis after eating a Good Food Chain pre-packaged sandwich whilst at Weston Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It is understood that Good Food Chain supply 43 Hospital Trusts across England with pre-packaged sandwiches and salads. [...]

We were alarmed to read in the Times last week that twice as many people are now being admitted to hospital with sepsis than 3 years ago (according to recent figures released by the NHS). Last year there were 350,344 admissions in which sepsis, which can quickly lead to organ failure and death, was [...]

The Lord Chancellor David Gauke angered insurers this week with his decision to continue to set a negative personal injury discount rate of minus 0.25% as from the 05 August 2019. The discount rate is very important when assessing future damages in a personal injury case. When the Court calculates f [...]

The case of Zholia Alemi is as deeply concerning as it is utterly bizarre. Alemi is reported to be a 55-year-old New Zealander. It seems that she dropped out of medical school in her native New Zealand during her first year of study. In 1995 she registered as a Psychiatrist in the UK, falsely claim [...]

Specialist law firm SJ Edney is moving to new premises in historic Park House in central Swindon. Established in Swindon for over 20 years, SJ Edney solicitors specialise in personal injury and medical negligence claims. The firm has acted for more than 2,000 clients in that time, predominantly on [...]

A recent study for the NHS concluded that errors involving dispensed medicines are killing up to 24,000 patients a year. According to the report: NHS staff make 237 million drugs errors every year – more than a quarter of which injure patients and cost upto £1.6 billion; About 1 in 12 prescriptions [...]