To improve maternity care, the Shrewsbury and NHS Trust maternity scandal highlights the need to genuinely and compassionately listen to, and act on, parents’ concerns.…
My heart sank today as I watched the rather impressive senior midwife, Donna Ockenden deliver a press conference on her review of the shocking and…
As a Child Brain Injury solicitor, I work closely with parents of children who have sustained devastating brain injuries at birth. Most of these parents…
The Independent has reported that the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (‘HSIB’) has investigated whether changes to maternity services during the pandemic affected care given to…
Despite it being a common condition, with an estimated 14 million people in the UK suffering from a bladder problem, urinary incontinence is still considered…
The second annual awareness week to highlight Black women and birthing people’s maternal health outcomes begins this week (13th to 18th September 2021).
In June, BBK provided written submissions to the government in response to the Women’s Health Strategy: Call for Evidence. The women’s health consultation opened in…
Sadly, a recent report by the Care and Quality Commission (CQC) into Worcestershire Royal Hospital Maternity unit has led to the unit being downgraded from…
To register for our Menstruation to Menopause webinars please email: events@boltburdonkemp.co.uk This May and June the Spinal Injury Team at Bolt Burdon Kemp are delighted…
The latest reports into maternity care carried out by MBRRACE (Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries Across the UK) have been…
The latest reports into maternity care carried out by MBRRACE (Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries Across the UK) have been…
A recent report by the Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel (Imsop) has found that a shocking two thirds of women could have had a different…
Maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have been downgraded to inadequate following a recent unannounced inspection from the Care Quality Commission (‘CQC’). This…
The 9th October 2020 marked the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week 2020. Tragically most people will either have been personally affected by pregnancy or…
The 1st September marked the start of Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month. Sadly, most people will know someone who has battled cancer and the devastating impact…
Basildon University Hospital in Essex has been ordered to carry out urgent improvements following a whistleblowing incident which raised fears about patient safety. The hospital…
It has been announced this that a criminal inquiry has been launched into the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Maternity Trust. The Trust, responsible for…
Recently issues relating to family planning and fertility in clinical negligence claims have come under renewed focus following the decision in Whittington Hospital NHS Trust…
There are currently over 50,000 people living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) in the UK and research published by the Spinal Injuries Association, Back…
Endometriosis affects up to 1 in 10 women in the UK. Despite the condition being far from rare, it is not a condition widely known…
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