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This week marks Action for Brain Injury Week, an important time when Headway, the brain injury association, works tirelessly to raise awareness about the profound…
Have you #HeardofHIE? Most people haven’t, even though it’s the second leading cause of infant mortality and lifelong disability worldwide and affects about 50 babies…
Dealing with the aftermath of a serious brain injury is far more than just stressful – it’s a life-altering experience. At Bolt Burdon Kemp, we…
An estimated 20,000 people could potentially access compensation following a report on the sodium valproate scandal. Options for a redress scheme, aimed at compensating children…
As solicitors specialising in birth-related child brain injury claims, we are very concerned by the news that hundreds of frontline NHS staff, including midwives, are…
Are you and your children aware of the dangers of crossing the road while looking down at your phones? First News, the newspaper for young…
Did you know that every day, on average, five people lose their lives and 82 people are seriously injured on UK roads? That’s one death…
Sleep is essential for our physical and mental health. But how much sleep do we need? And what if your child has a brain condition…
The Maternity Unit at Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital has recently dropped two ratings to ‘inadequate’. Some of the problems highlighted can lead to PTSD in…
Just days before the start of the new term, dozens of schools have been told to close or limit access due to building safety concerns.…
Hull Royal Infirmary (HRI) maternity service is not safe or well-led. This is the conclusion of the Care Quality Commission’s report into maternity services at…
In July 2023, the government announced it had established a “Task Force” to identify early when a maternity service is vulnerable and at risk of…
At Bolt Burdon Kemp (BBK), we believe that every child deserves fair and equitable care, regardless of their ethnic background. Sadly, this is often not…
So, what should you expect from your solicitor? As with any service, quality can vary from solicitor to solicitor and from firm to firm –…
Today, 10 July 2023, we witness a significant moment for families affected by poor maternity care at Nottingham NHS Trust hospitals. The chair of the…
Concussion in children’s sports is a serious issue. The first UK-wide Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sports seeks to help players, coaches, parents, schools, National Governing…
Work pressures are driving nurses and midwives away, according to the BBC, commenting on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s [NMC] latest annual report. As experienced…
It was flabbergasting to read that, earlier this year, the Care Quality Commission [CQC] had considered shutting down the maternity services at two hospitals in…
It is really worrying to read headlines this morning that the Care Quality Commission considered shutting a maternity unit in East Kent in early 2023.…
As specialist child brain injury lawyers, some of our clients’ cases are being investigated under the NHS Early Notification Scheme. As a government-run scheme, scrutinising…
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