Martha's Rule gives hospital inpatients a formal right to a second opinion when their condition is deteriorating. This article examines how the new NHS escalation pathway is likely to reshape clinical negligence claims where concerns were raised but not acted upon.
Read full articleLost needles and dropped surgical clips are both classified as NHS never events, but they raise different clinical concerns and different medicolegal questions. This article draws out the distinctions that matter when assessing breach of duty and causation.
Read full articleWhen severe inflammation obscures the biliary anatomy during cholecystectomy, the surgeon faces a critical decision. This article examines whether performing a subtotal cholecystectomy — rather than persisting with a total cholecystectomy — constitutes a departure from accepted surgical practice.
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