clinical negligence, women's health negligence

Bowel cancer, one of the most prevalent cancers in the UK, is often subject to misdiagnosis and diagnostic delays.

It is well known that a diagnosis of bowel cancer at an early stage dramatically increases the chances of survival.

A recent study by the charity Endometriosis UK (see link below) revealed that women are waiting almost nine years for a diagnosis of endometriosis.

In recent years, the use of vaginal mesh implants to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in the UK has come under intense scrutiny. Thousands of women who underwent these procedures have reported severe complications, leading to a surge in vaginal mesh claims.

All birth injuries are distressing, but those caused by medication taken by the mother during pregnancy can take a particularly emotional toll because the mother often (mistakenly) blames themselves. Following the Thalidomide scandal of the late 1950s and early 1960s, the British Government passed the Medicines Act 1968 to strengthen control of the manufacturing and supply of human and animal medicines.

Endometriosis, a debilitating and often misunderstood condition affecting the tissue lining the uterus. Despite affecting approximately 1 in 10 women of reproductive age, the condition’s symptoms are frequently dismissed or overlooked, leading to delayed diagnoses and inadequate medical care.

Broadly speaking, there are three main ways in which the diagnosis of a gynaecological condition may be poorly handled…

A recent study discovered that women often have their health concerns dismissed as being due to emotions, stress, age, hormones, or even their imagination.