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HSIB Recommend NHS reclassify Never Events

A photograph of a person having a dental check-up as a watchdog calls for the government to step in and save NHS dentistry from crisis

NHS Dentistry Hit by COVID Crisis

A photograph of Alice Bracken, a medical negligence paralegal at Pryers Solicitors

A Day in the Life of a Paralegal at Pryers

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

Maternity Services at Bedford Hospital “Inadequate”

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

NHS Launch Maternity Leadership Training

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

The Government Response to the Cumberlege Review

A photograph of an aeroplane in flight. As we consider whether air crash investigation techniques might help reduce patient safety mistakes in healthcare.

Can Patient Safety Mistakes be Reduced with Help from the Aviation Industry?

Shrewsbury and Telford Maternity Investigation

Shrewsbury and Telford Maternity Missed Opportunities to Learn

A photo of doctor thinking, to accompany a news article about various accusations of NHS cover-ups in 2020.

NHS Cover-Ups: A Culture Problem?

A person demonstrating CPR on a medical dummy. Do Not Resuscitate Decisions were inappropriately applied during the pandemic, potentially costing lives.

Do Not Resuscitate Decisions Were Inappropriately Applied

Locum consultant struck off

Gynaecologist, Dr Malay Haldar, to be struck off

A photograph of the Countess of Chester Hospital. This is the hospital where Lucy Letby worked as a nurse.

Nurse, Lucy Letby charged in relation to Baby Deaths

A photograph of the Countess of Chester Hospital. This is the hospital where Lucy Letby worked as a nurse.

Countess of Chester Baby Deaths Re-Arrest

A photograph showing a variety of foods in separate containers to accompany an article about free school dinners for children in school holidays.

Free School Meals During Holidays

A medical pump that might be used in CPR. The CQC have been asked to investigate the use of DNAR decisions during the pandemic.

CQC review do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) decisions

York Design Week

York Design Week – Project Koala

A photograph of medication in packaging. This is not necessarily the same medication that Oliver McGowan was given.

The Death of Oliver McGowan was ‘potentially avoidable’

A pink ribbon, the symbol for breast cancer awareness, being held in two hands, against a pink background.

Breast Cancer Awareness is more important than ever, in 2020

Pryers Solicitors are proud to sponsor the 2020 York Community Pride Awards for the sixth year.

York Community Pride Awards 2020

part 36 offer challenges

Ruling challenges Part 36 Offer validity