Never Events

Great Ormond Street Hospital: review finds 94 cases of harm to children

In the latest episode of our Righting Wrongs podcast, senior associate solicitor Caroline Murgatroyd joins us to discuss the findings of a recent review into Great Ormond Street Hospital. The review revealed that 94 children were harmed – some of them severely – in procedures carried out by orthopaedic surgeon Dr Yaser Jabbar between 2017 and 2022. Caroline expands on some of the specific issues her clients have faced, conveys their response to the review and outlines her hopes for how the hospital will now respond.

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

In the latest episode of our Righting Wrongs podcast, Hayley Collinson has the latest on the situation around failings in breast surgery services at County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust. An ongoing review has found that approximately one in six women treated for breast cancer at the trust were caused ‘moderate or severe harm’. Hayley also highlights that many patients have expressed concerns about being referred to high-volume ‘two-week-wait’ clinics which were being run on a ‘pay-per-patient’ basis.

Martha's Rule

In this episode of the Righting Wrongs podcast, Jim Oldfield talks to medical negligence solicitor Matthew Gascoyne about sepsis and the increasing impact of Martha’s Rule. Following a successful year-long trial phase, Martha’s Rule is now being rolled out in NHS facilities across the country. Matthew explains how it’s improving communication and trust within care settings, while giving patients more of a voice.

Never Events

In this episode of Righting Wrongs, Chris Wilson speaks with Ronke Bain, Associate Chartered Legal Executive at Hudgell Solicitors, about never events. These are serious, preventable mistakes such as wrong site surgery, retained foreign objects, and incorrect implants. Ronke explains what never events are, why they happen, and how patients can seek legal advice if affected.

The Verita Report into Kuldeep Stohr and Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

In the latest episode of #RightingWrongs, Head of Clinical Negligence (Hull), Elizabeth Maliakal, reacts to the release of the Verita report into Kuldeep Stohr and Addenbrooke's Hospital.