Maternity Archives - Ashtons Legal

Maternity crisis: Coroner makes London-wide recommendations for the safe running of Midwife-Led Units following the death of baby Finn Kennedy

PostedMay 13, 2024

Finn Kennedy was born at the Oasis Birth Centre, in the Princess Royal University Hospital on 23 June 2021. He sadly died on 1 July 2021 at eight days old....

Maternity services at a health trust reviewed by Health Inspectorate Wales identified as requiring “immediate improvement”

PostedDecember 15, 2023

Following an unannounced inspection in September 2023 by Health Inspectorate Wales at Singleton Hospital, run by Swansea Bay University Health Board, the inspectors’ report identified significant patient safety concerns and...

Brighton Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH): Another Maternity Services Scandal and Police Probe into Deaths

PostedDecember 1, 2023

In the wake of the scandals involving several NHS maternity units across the country, the BBC has uncovered concerns surrounding the maternity care provided by Royal Sussex County Hospital. Following...

Jasper Brooks: Inquest into the death of baby finds that he died due to hospital’s neglect

PostedOctober 24, 2023

Jasper James Brooks died on 15 April 2021 at the age of 23 hours. An inquest has found that Jasper died as a result of gross failures by treating staff...

Ockenden Review – Nottingham Hospitals

PostedAugust 31, 2022

Following the appointment of Donna Ockenden to chair the review into the Nottingham maternity services, families can now contact the review to ensure their voices are heard. Nottingham maternity services...

Settlement obtained for woman who suffered avoidable stillbirth

PostedMarch 22, 2021

Sharon Allison, partner and head of medical negligence at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £25,000 for a woman who suffered a stillbirth as a result of a hospital’s failure...

Government initiates strategy to address ‘gender health gap’

PostedMarch 8, 2021

As part of a new government strategy to address the ‘gender health gap’, women and girls in England are being invited to discuss their healthcare experiences. This strategy will aim...

The Ockenden Review: urgent action needed to prevent further baby deaths

PostedDecember 11, 2020

An investigation has found that blame was put on mothers for the death of their babies’ and that a number of women died in labour due to negligence at a...

One in five births sees a maternity care mistake being made

PostedDecember 21, 2017

Over the last two years, 276,767 incidents regarding maternity care were recorded by hospital staff in England. This is the equivalent of one incident for every five births. The majority...

Maternity services at a health trust at the centre of a baby deaths inquiry must improve say inspectors

PostedAugust 17, 2017

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt ordered an investigation into the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in April. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) report said overall care had got better but...

Maternity mistakes costs East Anglia’s NHS more than £16m – as government sets out plans for new compensation scheme

PostedOctober 18, 2016

Pay-outs to maternity patients in East Anglia as a result of bad care has doubled in the last ten years – as the government proposes a new compensation scheme to...