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12 Apr 2021

Victims can still sue Ian Paterson

Ian Patterson jailed In 2017, breast Surgeon, Ian Paterson was jailed for wounding with intent. He had treated thousands of patients in his 14-year […]

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31 Mar 2021

Updates to the Civil Procedure Rules – April 2021

Updates to the Civil Procedure Rules will come into effect on 6 April 2021. In this article, Jonathan Gray highlights some of the key […]

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29 Mar 2021

Vulnerable Parties and Witnesses – CPR Update April 2021

On 6 April 2021 an update to the Civil Procedure Rules will help vulnerable parties and witnesses to navigate litigation. The new rules acknowledge […]

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25 Mar 2021

NHS Staff Survey 2020

Throughout 2020 there was a lot of concern about the impact of the pandemic on the people we were relying on to look after […]

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17 Mar 2021

NHS Reform in 2021

2020 shook our National Health Service like never before. Although COVID-19 is taking most of the blame for the pressures of 2020/21, the government […]

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10 Mar 2021

Emyr Chowdhury Struck Off After Being Dishonest

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has ruled that Dr Emyr Chowdhury should be struck off because of “repeated and persistent dishonesty”. Who is […]

10 Feb 2021

HSIB Recommend NHS reclassify Never Events

A recent report published by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) says that NHS England should reclassify seven out of their 15 never events. […]

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10 Feb 2021

NHS Dentistry Hit by COVID Crisis

The government is being urged to act by a health watchdog, who continue to hear negative experiences from patients, months after they published a […]

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29 Jan 2021

A Day in the Life of a Paralegal at Pryers

Pryers is all about the people, we have an experienced team working together to deliver excellent service to our clients. We caught up with […]

A photograph of a pregnant lady as the CQC downgrade maternity services at Bedford hospital

18 Jan 2021

Maternity Services at Bedford Hospital “Inadequate”

Following an unannounced inspection, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have downgraded maternity services at Bedford hospital to “inadequate”. Unannounced inspection into maternity services at […]

A photograph of a baby's hand being held by an adult, as the Patient Safety Minister announces £500,000 for maternity leadership training, to improve care for mothers and babies

14 Jan 2021

NHS Launch Maternity Leadership Training

Nadine Dorries, the Patient Safety Minister has announced £500,000 to fund an innovative NHS maternity leadership training programme. Starting this year, hundreds of senior […]

A photograph of blue medicine pills in a jar. The Cumberlege Review looked at issues arising from two medicines and a medical device.

14 Jan 2021

The Government Response to the Cumberlege Review

Nadine Dorries, the Minister for Patient Safety has recently issued an update on the Government’s response to the Cumberlege Review. What is the Cumberlege […]

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Victims can still sue Ian Paterson

Updates to the Civil Procedure Rules – April 2021

Vulnerable Parties and Witnesses – CPR Update April 2021

NHS Staff Survey 2020

NHS Reform in 2021

Emyr Chowdhury Struck Off After Being Dishonest

HSIB Recommend NHS reclassify Never Events

NHS Dentistry Hit by COVID Crisis

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NHS Launch Maternity Leadership Training

The Government Response to the Cumberlege Review

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