Department: Medical Negligence

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Shivam Raja

Time To Move On From Physician Associates?

BMA raises concerns over patient safety: the risks of Physician and Anaesthesia Associates in the NHS The British Medical Association (...

Jodi Newton

Addenbrooke’s Hospital Complaints

Review finds harm to children by surgeon at Addenbrooke’s Hospital An independent review by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation...

Elline Demetriou

Claim Settled for Child’s Surgery Injuries

Osbornes secures settlement for child’s surgery-related injuries Osbornes Law successfully represented a minor, X, in a claim against two...

Nicholas Leahy

£27,000 DVT Claim Settled Against Royal Free London NHS

Successful settlement for DVT case against Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Successful Settlement of £27,000.00 for DVT Claim against Royal...

Jodi Newton

Multi-Million Settlement in Cerebral Palsy Negligence Case

Judge awards multi-million settlement in cerebral palsy medical negligence claim Jodi Newton, Partner and specialist medical negligence lawyer at Osbornes...

Nicholas Leahy

Report highlights failings in maternity care

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recently carried out a national review of 131 maternity inspections between 2022 and 2024, finding that failures...

Jodi Newton

Great Ormond Street Hospital Negligence & How to Claim

Review of negligence at Great Ormond Street Hospital At Osbornes Law, we’ve supported families through some of the most...

Jodi Newton

AB v Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Background Our client, AB, had been using the Nexplanon contraceptive device for 6 years. She had a Nexplanon device inserted into...

Jodi Newton

What Is the Role Of a Physician Associate?

What does the Position of Physician Associate Mean for the NHS? There are many different jobs within the NHS, each...

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Nicholas Leahy

Settlement for Delay in Wrist Fracture Treatment

Our Clinical Negligence team have recently agreed the settlement of a case relating to a delay in the treatment of...

Nicholas Leahy

£55,000 Settlement for Stillbirth Claim Against Chelsea and Westminster...

Successful Settlement for Stillbirth Claim Against Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Background Nick Leahy, an Associate in our...

Jodi Newton

Claim Against Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust...

Client obtains settlement after being victim of a surgical negligence Jodi Newton, Partner in our Clinical Negligence department, recently settled...

Nicholas Leahy

Settlement In Neonatal Death Case

Settlement in fatal medical negligence case against King’s College Hospital Nick Leahy, Associate in our Clinical Negligence department, recently...

Nicholas Leahy

Epilepsy Negligence Compensation Claim

Nicholas Leahy, an Associate in the Clinical Negligence team at Osbornes Law, has recently settled a long-running fatal medical negligence...

Jodi Newton

New UK Supreme Court Ruling regarding Secondary Victims...

The Supreme Court has today, on the 11th January 2024, upheld the Court of Appeal’s order to dismiss the claims...

Jodi Newton

Secondary Victim Claims

Secondary victims in clinical negligence cases What is a secondary victim in clinical negligence cases? Most compensation claims are concerned...

Nicholas Leahy

Delayed Pre-Eclampsia Diagnosis Results in Loss of Baby

Introduction to the case Nick Leahy, Associate in our Clinical Negligence department, has recently settled a birth injury claim against...

Jodi Newton

NHS Compensation Payouts Guide

What Are NHS Compensation Payouts? In the UK, the National Health Service delivers the vast majority of healthcare services. When...

Elline Demetriou

Claim against Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

High-risk pregnancy following previous miscarriage Osbornes acted for a Claimant, C, in her birth negligence claim against Bradford Teaching Hospitals...

Cancer treatment in a modern medical private clinic

Jodi Newton

Large Compensation for Delayed Laryngeal Cancer Diagnosis

Actress receives financial award after life-changing missed cancer diagnosis. Jodi Newton acted for a client who was belatedly diagnosed with...

Jodi Newton

Delayed cervical cancer diagnosis client story

Introduction Jodi Newton acted for a woman who died following a delayed cervical cancer diagnosis. The deceased could have been...

Jodi Newton

Appendicitis Compensation Claim

Failure to diagnose appendicitis case settles for 5-figure sum Stephanie Prior was instructed in a claim against Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS...

Jodi Newton

Spinal Fracture Case Settles for 6-figure Sum

Spinal Fractures following cessation of Denosumab injection Case Overview Stephanie Prior was instructed in a spinal injury claim against Mid...

Beautician hold syringe for young female client

Elline Demetriou

Delayed Basal Cell Carcinoma diagnosis client story

Settlement for delayed diagnosis of Basal Cell Carcinoma We are pleased to have successfully secured a settlement for our client...

Jodi Newton

Can you sue the NHS for waiting times?

The NHS is facing an unprecedented challenge with 7.47 million people waiting for routine treatments. This crisis impacts everyone, from those...

Jodi Newton

Hyponatraemia – Symptoms, Causes & Negligence

What is hyponatraemia? Hyponatraemia is a condition where sodium levels fall below a certain level, which can be dangerous. All...

Ambulance vehicles at the Royal London Hospital

Jodi Newton

Ambulance Delays Affecting Rapid Patient Treatment

Failure to Meet Ambulance Response Targets In 2017, the Secretary of State for Health accepted the new ambulance performance standards recommended...

Jodi Newton

Bowel Ischaemia Fatality – Client Story

Jodi Newton, a Partner in the Clinical Negligence Department at Osbornes Law, has recently settled a long running fatal medical...

Jodi Newton

Private Healthcare Negligence

Can you claim medical negligence against a private hospital? Yes – it can be a little more complicated than bringing a...

Prison Healthcare Negligence

Nicholas Leahy, a solicitor in the Clinical Negligence Department at Osbornes Law, has recently successfully settled a long running case...

Jodi Newton

Early Notification Scheme – is it helping or failing...

What is the Early Notification Scheme? The NHS Early Notification Scheme (“ENS”) has reached its sixth anniversary. Established in April 2017,...

Nicholas Leahy

Osbornes Instructed After Local Authority Data Breach

Osbornes Law has recently negotiated a settlement on behalf of two clients who had their personal information inadvertently released to...

Jodi Newton

Private Pregnancy Scans and Substandard Care

In the news, it has been reported that private clinics that offer pregnancy scans to women are not meeting the...

Elline Demetriou

5-figure settlement for iron infusion claim

Successful claim following post c-section iron infusion Osbornes Law have reached another successful outcome for a Claimant, who pursued a...

Elline Demetriou

The risk of extravasation injuries during iron infusion...

Many patients with low iron, particularly during pregnancy or postnatally, may be advised they need an iron infusion such as...

Jodi Newton

Perineal tear claim settles for 6-figure sum

Successful claim for mother with third-degree perineal tear Osbornes Law recently settled a birth injury claim for a woman who...

Nicholas Leahy

Settlement agreed in dental negligence claim

Recent Settlement in a Complex Dental Negligence Case The Medical Negligence team have recently negotiated the settlement of a complex...

Nicholas Leahy

Delayed diagnosis of appendiceal cancer

The medical negligence team at Osbornes Law has recently settled a case involving a patient who passed away following a...

Jodi Newton

Successful settlement for negligent care during kidney transplant...

Claimant v Royal Free London NHS Trust Osbornes have reached a settlement agreement on behalf of a Claimant who brought...

Elline Demetriou

Dental negligence client story

Successful claim against dental practice after negligent treatment Osbornes Law have reached another successful outcome for a client, who pursued...

Ambulance outside a hospital Accident and Emergency department.

Delayed transfer to Accident & Emergency causing harm

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has identified that patients may come at risk of harm whilst waiting in ambulances...

Jodi Newton

Breast cancer screening mammograms and negligence

Breast cancer screening has improved significantly in the UK due to research bettering the understanding of this terrible disease, which...

Nicholas Leahy

Tragic Case Involving a Home Water Birth

Introduction to the case Nicholas Leahy is acting for a young woman who had a water birth at home and...

Jodi Newton

Are maternity services safe? – Part 2

In April last year I wrote a piece about government setting up a taskforce to look into why there are...

Pregnant woman performing cardiotocography CTG

Jodi Newton

Poor interpretation of CTG can result in stillbirth...

Poor interpretation of a Cardiotocograph, more commonly known as a CTG, is a leading cause of stillbirth and brain injuries...

Jodi Newton

Mother & Baby Suffer Life-changing Injuries

Claim after mother and baby suffered life-changing injuries during birth Jodi is acting for both mother and baby in a...

Insulin injection needle or pen for use by diabetics

Jodi Newton

Insulin overdose in hospitals due to limited staff...

A century ago, insulin was first used to treat a 14-year-old boy dying of type 1 diabetes. A hundred years later,...

Elline Demetriou

GP Negligence Case

GP negligence leads to fatality Osbornes acted for a Claimant who brought proceedings on behalf of the estate of her...

Jodi Newton

NHS aims to reduce waiting times with Elective...

The NHS recently recorded their waiting list to be at 6.5 million, a record high. Much of this backlog is due...

Nicholas Leahy

Uterine Rupture Claim Against King’s College Hospitals

Significant settlement in uterine rupture case The birth injury solicitors at Osbornes Law recently secured a significant settlement for a...

Jodi Newton

Settlement for Failed Fibroid Surgery

Jodi Newton was instructed in a claim against London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust where our client suffered serious...

Jodi Newton

Nerve Injury Claim

Injury to ulnar nerve during bowel surgery Osbornes Law was instructed in a claim against Luton & Dunstable University Hospital...

Jodi Newton

Women from ethnic minorities experience worse maternity care

It has been reported today that the government has set up a new task force to look into why there...

Female surgeon with medical reports running

Jodi Newton

Recent fatal medical negligence cases

Osbornes Law specialises in helping families who have suffered a fatality due to inadequate medical care. Our specialist team has...

Jodi Newton

Melanoma misdiagnosis negligence claim

Client’s case of skin cancer misdiagnosis Jodi Newton is acting for a client with a melanoma (AKA skin cancer)...

Jodi Newton

Recent Brain Injury Client Stories

Osbornes Law specialises in helping families who have suffered a brain injury as a result of medical negligence. Our specialist...

Jodi Newton

Six-figure claim allows family to move home

Six-figure compensation payment for a client Jodi Newton has secured a six-figure compensation payment for her client with cerebral palsy....

Shot of a doctor showing a patient some information

Nicholas Leahy

Serious Injury Following TVT Surgery

Case Summary Our client, SG, attended her GP in December 2015, complaining of urinary symptoms, including leaking when she laughed or...

Jodi Newton

Likely settlement of £15-20 million

A client who suffered cerebral palsy injuries at birth was awarded £200,000 as an interim payment in a claim against NHS...

Nicholas Leahy

Secondary Victim Claims

Court of Appeal Judgement on Secondary Victim Claims Judgment was today handed down by the Court of Appeal in the...

Nicholas Leahy

Wrongful birth claim successfully settled

Background to the case Our client, J, fell pregnant in October 2015 and took the difficult decision to undergo a termination....

Jodi Newton

Five-figure Compensation for Cardiac Negligence

Cardiac Negligence Case Background Osbornes Law represented a 42-year-old Polish man who initially visited his local hospital’s Accident and...

Pregnant Woman and Gynecologist Doctor at Hospit

Jodi Newton

Justice for Family Who Faced Loss of Newborn

Osbornes Law specialises in assisting families who have experienced birth injuries. We have represented families who have faced the loss...

Jodi Newton

How do I obtain my GP medical records...

If you want to obtain copies of your medical records from your GP or the hospital where you have been...

Jodi Newton

NICE revises guidelines on Induced labour

Most babies are born naturally at around 40 weeks gestation. However, some pregnancies continue for longer. According to data from the...

Jodi Newton

Preventing lung cancer delayed diagnosis & misdiagnosis

The prevalence of lung cancer Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious cancers – sadly, it is often...

Nicholas Leahy

Medical Negligence Case Study: Iron infusion cannula injury

Nick Leahy, Solicitor in Osbornes Clinical Negligence team recovered damages for his client who suffered an extravasation injury following an...

medical negligence & the diagnosis Sepsis

Nicholas Leahy

Sepsis negligence claims

As medical negligence lawyers, we were particularly interested to hear about the steps responsible medical practitioners should take to identify...

Jodi Newton

Cerebral Palsy Compensation Supports Rehabilitation & Housing

Six-figure sum compensation for client with cerebral palsy Jodi achieved a six-figure sum compensation for her client with cerebral palsy....

Nicholas Leahy

Osbornes Law Represents Family in Fatal Medical Negligence...

Negligent Hospital Care Leads to Tragic Death Osbornes Law is representing the family of a former NHS employee who suffered...

Jodi Newton

Stroke misdiagnosis – Client Story

Grandfather receives £900,000 after stroke misdiagnosis A grandfather who suffered a devastating stroke after carers missed 142 scheduled visits, leaving him without...

Jodi Newton

What is the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch?

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) The HSIB (Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch) is an independent organisation comprising a team of...

Nicholas Leahy

Heart Failure Claim Against NHS Trust

Claim against Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Nick Leahy, medical negligence solicitor at Osbornes Law was instructed...

Jodi Newton

Substandard GP Care Results in Severe Vision Loss:...

Substandard GP Care Leads to Profound Vision Loss Stephanie Prior acted on behalf of J in connection with a claim...

Jodi Newton

Substandard Nursing Care

Stephanie Prior acted on behalf of Mr G DA in connection with a claim relating to substandard nursing care by...

Nicholas Leahy

Legal Support For Bereaved Families

What legal support is available for bereaved families? The loss of a loved one is an extremely distressing time for...

Jodi Newton

Failure to prescribe anti-coagulant medication proves fatal

Executor of the Estate of DS and another v James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The Clinical Negligence team...

Nicholas Leahy

Stillbirth following water birth at home

Nicholas Leahy acted for a young woman who had a water birth at home and two midwives were allocated to...

Jodi Newton

Impacted Fetal Head During Labour

According to the World Health Organisation, labour is considered obstructed when the fetus cannot progress along the birth canal, despite...

Jodi Newton

Compensation for Missed Hip Fracture

Failure to diagnose fractured hip Our client, LR, was 69 years old when she suffered a fall at home and was...

Jodi Newton

Seven figure settlement for brain injury

Introduction to the case Our client, F sustained a brain injury leaving her with severely impaired mobility and wheelchair dependent....

Jodi Newton

Ambulance Delay Leads to Sudden Death in Epilepsy

Stephanie Prior acted in a fatal medical negligence claim for J, a dependent of C, his partner. C suffered from...

Jodi Newton

Fatality of child caused by incorrect diagnosis

KRB was born in 2000 and was a patient at Whipp’s Cross Hospital. In the Autumn of 2014 he was feeling...

Jodi Newton

Cerebral Palsy injuries suffered at birth likely settlement...

A client who suffered cerebral palsy injuries at birth was awarded over £375,000 as an interim payment in a claim against...

Nicholas Leahy

Failure to diagnose and treat Ogilvie’s syndrome

Our client suffered the consequences of a delayed diagnosis of Ogilvie’s syndrome following the birth of her daughter by...

Jodi Newton

Client awarded £100,000 for surgical negligence claim

Our medical negligence solicitors were instructed to pursue a claim against Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Trust for injury caused...

Jodi Newton

Failure to diagnose acute myocardial infarction

Medical negligence solicitor Stephanie Prior was instructed to bring a fatal medical negligence claim against North Middlesex University Hospital NHS...

Nicholas Leahy

Nerve Damage Case

The Clinical Negligence team at Osbornes Law have this week successfully negotiated the settlement of a case in which our...

Jodi Newton

Patient Safety Incident Response Framework

What is the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) According to the NHS website, the PSIRF is a key part...

Jodi Newton

Delays in removing Ureteric Stents

In February 2020, the Health Care Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) published an interim bulletin in relation to the ‘Unplanned delayed removal...

Jodi Newton

Patient Safety Investigations

Duty of Candour Investigating incidents that have led, or could lead to harm is an important safeguard for patient safety...

Jodi Newton

Review of poor maternity care at Basildon Hospital

At Osbornes our specialist medical negligence solicitors represent a number of women who have been affected by poor maternity care...

Jodi Newton

When is a referral urgent?

What is a referral and how is it arranged? Patients are entitled to ask to be referred for specialist treatment...

Jodi Newton

Parental Bereavement Leave & Pay

What is Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay? Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay is something that many parents will not be...

Jodi Newton

Delayed Glioma Diagnosis

Delayed Glioma diagnosis client story Our medical negligence solicitors are acting for a family who experienced delays in cancer diagnosis,...

Jodi Newton

Cervical cancer misdiagnosis

Cervical cancer misdiagnosis client story Jodi Newton, clinical negligence solicitor Osbornes Law, recently settled a claim for the family of...

Jodi Newton

Three-Year-Old Takes First Steps Against the Odds

A three-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, who doctors believed would never walk, took her first steps on the first day...

Jodi Newton

Investigation Into 14 Year Old’s Death During MRI...

Introduction to the case A teenage girl with autism died following an MRI scan under general anaesthetic. This has sparked...

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Jodi Newton

Missed fracture compensation claims

Missed fractures and orthopaedic negligence What is a bone fracture? A bone fracture occurs when the structure is damaged, causing...

Jodi Newton

Misdiagnosis of heart problems

Failure to diagnose heart problems – education is the key Our hearts are the pumps that keep us alive by pushing...

Nicholas Leahy

Fatal Claim against West London NHS Trust

Claim Against West London NHS Trust Case Overview I recently acted in a fatal medical negligence claim against West London...

Jodi Newton

Mum had stillborn baby after being sent home

Tragedy as Mum loses baby after being sent home twice A young mum has described the horror of losing her...

Jodi Newton

CQC finds long delays at Royal Cornwall Hospitals

A report from inspectors at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed that patients who have had to wait too...

Jodi Newton

Thinking of Cosmetic Surgery Abroad?

Cosmetic Surgery Abroad Checklist People from the UK travel abroad for plastic surgery, as on the face of it, it...

Jodi Newton

Never Events in the NHS

The NHS performs over 7 million surgical procedures every year, and the vast majority of these are successful. However, occasionally something...

Sodium Valproate Claims

Link found between Sodium Valproate and abnormalities in newborn babies Sodium Valproate, a powerful epilepsy drug prescribed in the UK...

Jodi Newton

Can A New Blood Test Diagnose Heart Attacks...

It has been recently reported that new research has developed new blood tests to diagnose heart attacks. The British Heart...

Nicholas Leahy

Bowel Cancer need not be a killer

Early diagnosis of bowel cancer is key. Cancer is a word that attracts stigma. Many people believe that if you...

Jodi Newton

When is Cataract Surgery Negligent?

Preventing Cataract Surgery Negligence Losing your eyesight is a life-changing experience. When preparing for surgery to save your eyesight, you...

Jodi Newton

Doppler scan could prevent half of stillbirths

Doppler scans could prevent as many as 2000 stillbirths per year The press has reported that as many as half of...