In the year ending April 2017, there were 15,722 deaths in hospital or within 30 days of discharge, where sepsis was the leading cause, and Prof Sir Brian Jarman, Director of the Dr Foster research unit at Imperial College in London, believes staff shortages and overcrowding on wards are partly to blame.

However, an NHS England spokesperson rebutted this comment, stating that the increased figures were due to a huge effort across the NHS to increase the clinical recognition of sepsis and the improved methods of recording and classifying deaths attributed to Sepsis. More...

Cancer is one of the most common diseases in the UK, and unfortunately over 160,000 people in the UK die from it every year. The chances of recovery are however much higher if the cancer is detected early on, hence the importance of ‘screening’.

Often, no one is to blame for a delay in diagnosis; but sadly, sometimes things go wrong. In this post, we take a look at the latest news regarding a delay in breast cancer screenings. More...

If you believe you have suffered as a result of clinical negligence, it is important to gain as much knowledge as possible before contacting us to submit a claim for compensation on your behalf. Here we answer frequently asked questions, such as “is there a time limit to making a clinical negligence claim?” and “how do you take legal action for clinical negligence?” More...