New research from the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) finds it now takes NHS Resolution more than two years on average to settle a
Artificial intelligence is already being used across healthcare for purposes including diagnostic imaging, clinical decision support, triage and note-taking. As its use expands further, questions
Medical records are central to almost every clinical negligence claim. They help establish what symptoms were reported, what investigations were carried out, what advice was
The final report of the Independent Maternity Review into Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, published on 24 June 2026, represents the largest independent review of obstetric and neonatal care failures in NHS history.
The recent UK Supreme Court decision allowing severely injured children to claim damages for earnings during the “lost years” of life expectancy is set to
MPs at PAC concluded that litigation data contains valuable safety insights — but the NHS lacks a consistent system to turn those lessons into prevention.
The National Audit Office’s (NAO) Costs of Clinical Negligence report (October 2025) shows that while maternity cases represent fewer than one in ten claims, they
The cost of clinical negligence continues to put severe pressure on the NHS. Annual spending now exceeds £3 billion, with liabilities projected well into the
In September 2025, NHS England announced the introduction of Jess’s Rule, a new patient-safety measure for general practice. Under the rule, if a patient visits
A Defining Moment for Maternity Safety: A Response from UKExpertMedical This week’s announcement of a rapid national investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal services marks
