Oct 02, 2024 When is a Swiss Army knife not the right tool? By Christopher Frankling Recent whistleblowers have reported an alarming history of patients being injured during surgery at University Hospitals Sussex NHS...
Sep 10, 2024 Great Ormond Street Hospital has offered 'sincere apologies' to children who have suffered lifelong damage By Stacey Barnard NHS Children's Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is in the press this week, after announcing its review of 721 patients. The...
Aug 15, 2024 The impact of ambulance delays By Christopher Frankling Receiving urgent medical attention when it is needed can make the difference between life and death or severely reduced outcomes for...
Jul 31, 2024 A fair outcome without going to court By Ann Houghton Lawyers who specialise in clinical negligence will know that putting their clients through the formal court process isn't something to be...
Jul 29, 2024 Latest Ockenden enquiry findings published By Gill Peate The Guardian recently covered the Ockenden enquiry, a review of almost 2,000 maternity cases at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS...
Jul 08, 2024 The (sort of) Olympic Games for the Child Brain Injury Trust By Ann Houghton Ok, so this games day was about as far away from the Olympics as you can get (I took part in the egg and spoon race!) but it was a...
May 14, 2024 Birth Trauma Inquiry By Victoria Fullilove The All Party Parliamentary Group on birth trauma published the findings of its inquiry yesterday. It makes for extremely difficult...
Nov 16, 2023 The importance of listening to parents' concerns for sick children By Ann Houghton We all know children cannot always express how they are feeling; even more so when they are unwell and simply don't have the words to...
Aug 04, 2023 Why diversity in medical schools and universities is important for patient care By Ann Houghton A few weeks ago I wrote an article about a call for a review of an inherently biased medical assessment of newborn babies, which the NHS...
Jul 12, 2023 Call to review guidelines to improve care of newborn babies By Ann Houghton One of the key newborn baby checks, devised in the 1950s, focuses on the baby's skin colour to assess the baby's condition immediately...
Jan 09, 2023 A partnership with a shared purpose By Ann Houghton Today I've been recording a video interview with The UK Sepsis Trust, talking about our partnership with the charity. This is going to be...
Aug 11, 2022 How does an organisation's culture harm patients? By Ann Houghton My colleague, Lorna Kenyon-Pain, in our regulatory team recently commented on the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) inspection report...